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Welcome our new crew! Helena, Janik, Jason, Matz, and Theresa are joining skipper Matthias on our eighth deployment in 2025.Preparations begin immediately after arrival: What personal protective equipment is available…

Repression against civilian sea rescue organizations in Italy is increasing – our ship, the Trotamar III, was also detained and fined by the Italian authorities at the end of August.…

Everything happened very quickly: Late yesterday afternoon, the Trotamar III left Lampedusa and set course for the SAR zones in the central Mediterranean Sea.At around 3 am this morning, our…

The Trotamar III has arrived in Lampedusa! The weather during the crossing from Sicily to Lampedusa was relatively calm, allowing the crew to complete an offshore dinghy training.Off the coast…

The crew for our next deployment has arrived in Licata! Astrid, Dhara, Hiba, Maria, and Rob, together with skipper Johannes, will be supporting the Civil Fleet in the central Mediterranean…

On 25 August, our sailing vessel was detained by the Italian authorities. Now we know what this means precisely: 15 days of detention and a €7,500 fine.But we will not…

We have been granted special permission to transfer our detained boat from Lampedusa to our home port of Licata in Sicily. The Trotamar III is now back in its usual…

Our boat Trotamar III has been detained by the Italian authorities on Lampedusa. The reason? We rescued 22 people last weekend without informing the so-called Libyan coast guard. This did…

After rescuing 22 people yesterday evening, our sailing boat Trotamar III was prohibited from leaving the port of Lampedusa. The crew is accused of not informing the so-called Libyan coast…

Solidarity with the Ocean Viking! On Sunday, the rescue ship operated by SOS Méditerranée was fired upon in international waters by the so-called Libyan coast guard – for 20 minutes…