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The TROTAMAR III has reached Lampedusa, where sea rescue training is now taking place. This includes, above all, handling the dinghy, the heart of our deployments to support civilian sea rescue in the Mediterranean. We use the dinghy to make contact with people in distress at sea, provide them with life jackets or, if necessary,…

The TROTAMAR III left the port of Licata today with a new crew on board and set course again for the escape routes in the Mediterranean. This marks the start of the CompassCollective’s second deployment this year. The first destination is Lampedusa, where some rescue training will be carried out. In the coming days, we…

Three civilian rescue vessels are currently detained by the Italian government. The GEO BARENTS @aerzteohnegrenzen, SEA EYE 4 @seaeye_org and the SEA WATCH 5 @seawatchcrew are currently unable to rescue people in distress at sea because they are being detained in ports for many days on trumped up charges related to rescue operations. We demand…

Dear supporters, the first deployment crew has now arrived back in our home port on Licata. Behind the six activists lie two stirring experiences that underline the fact that we are needed in the Mediterranean. On March 12, we received our first distress call and immediately set out to search for the ship in distress.…

The TROTAMAR III reached her home port of Licata in Sicily today. Just off the coast, we passed the MARE*GO, which is on its way to its first sea rescue mission. The first deployment of the year is now coming to an end. The crew was able to help numerous refugees on two boats in…

On our way back to Lampedusa, we received another distress call: around 80 people on an unseaworthy boat needed help. They were not far from the coast of Lampedusa. We set course and before we reached our destination, we were able to see all the people being rescued by the Italian coastguard. Our course now…

After hours of anxiously waiting for help for the 56 people in distress at sea and with no response from the responsible state authorities, a spotlight suddenly appeared on the horizon. It was a rescue ship of the Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera), which took the refugees safely on board. We would like to thank…

UPDATE 2024/03/13, 9:30pm – TROTAMAR III – SUPPORT FROM SOS Méditerranée In the evening, the crew of the TROTAMAR III was able to stabilize around 100 people on a boat in distress by handing out life jackets. After a few hours, the civilian rescue ship OCEAN VIKING from the NGO SOS Méditerranée reached the scene…