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60 people in distress
Yesterday at around 3 pm, the crew of the Trotamar III came across a boat in distress: About 60 people in a fiberglass boat with poor stability. The boat’s outboard engines are still running, but water is entering the boat and the people had no life-saving equipment on board.As quickly as possible, our dinghy crew…
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⛵We are sailing again
The Trotamar III has cast off from Lampedusa for the last time during this deployment and is now making her way south to look out for people in distress at sea – driven by full sail power.
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27 people rescued
After a Mayday Relay reached us yesterday morning, we set off in search of the boat in distress. Shortly afterwards, the crew of the Humanitarian Pilots Initiative sighted the distressed vessel with their new Seabird 3 aircraft: a blue and black fiberglass boat with 27 people on board.In the early afternoon, we were able to…
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In remembrance
CompassCollective has lost a friend. Vincent was the founder of the Aurora – Group de Suport and, together with other colleagues, achieved tremendous things. His team and he were a great support for us in Burriana.Anarchist, inclusive, emancipatory: Vincent was radical in his thoughts and actions. For him, sea rescue was political – just as…
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Setting sail to search and rescue
We have set sail and are on our way to area of operation! After many training sessions in Licata and on Linosa, our crew is now well prepared to come to the aid of people fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean Sea is still one of the deadliest migrant routes in the world. 2024…
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Cast off
April 7, 2025 | Cast off The Trotamar III has left the port of Licata – with a nice goodbye from @sea eye. Our ship has now set course for the island of Linosa. The crew will continue their training there so that they are well prepared for their deployment.All our deployments are financed by…
Sailing against fortress Europe
The Wendland sends a Ship!