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Back in Licata
A long deployment comes to an end.For four weeks, our volunteer crew members Eden, Momo, Juliette, Rob and David, together with skipper Matthias, were training, keeping watch and looking out for distress cases at sea on our sailing vessel Trotamar III.Even though the crew had to seek shelter from strong winds on Lampedusa for several…
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46 people rescued
On Saturday afternoon, our crew discovered a boat in distress: 46 people on an overcrowded wooden boat. Without life jackets, the people were crammed into the boat, which had already taken on water.As quickly as possible, our crew distributed life jackets to all the people and sent out a distress call for the migrant vessel.…
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We are on the ocean
Two days ago the Trotamar III has left the port of Lampedusa and is now sailing out onto the central Mediterranean Sea. Now the crew begins to look out for boats in distress, which are not easy to spot between the waves on the horizon.The day bevore yesterday evening, the crew already found an empty…
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Our new crew has arrived
The new crew has arrived in Licata: Eden, Momo, Juliette, Rob and David, together with skipper Matthias, will be supporting the Civil Fleet over the next few weeks. Our third deployment this year will last four weeks instead of three. This gives our trained crew more time to be present on the central Mediterranean Sea…
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Trotamar III is back in Licata!
We are back in the port of Licata. The crew has been through an exciting and exhausting time: Last weekend we found and assisted two boats in distress at sea who were picked up shortly afterwards by the Aita Mari @maydayteraneo.Last Sunday, with air support from @hpswiss / seawatch, our crew found another boat in…
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Boat in distress: around 60 people are save now
Yesterday we accompanied a boat in distress at sea with around 60 people. A few hours later, the Italian coastguard responded to our Mayday Relay and sent a rescue ship that brought all the people safely to Lampedusa.Our deployment on the central Mediterranean Sea is now coming to an end. The Trotamar III has set…
Sailing against fortress Europe
The Wendland sends a Ship!