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Call for donations: We need two new CentiFloats!
During the dramatic rescue on March 28, a metal boat with 45 people on board sank in a matter of seconds. In addition to life jackets, we also threw our “CentiFLoats” into the water. These are rescue hoses that are inflated with air and allow several people to hold on to them in the water.
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Boat accident in the Mediterranean: CompassCollective rescues 31 people
Boat with 45 refugees sinks in front of the rescuers Three people presumed drowned Late yesterday evening, a boat accident occurred in front of the crew of the sailing ship TROTAMAR III, which was cruising in the Mediterranean between Lampedusa and Tunisia to support civilian sea rescue operations, in which three people are believed to
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40 people rescued
UPDATE 2024/03/28, 10pm: In the evening, following a distress call, the crew of the TROTAMAR III reached a metal boat with 40 people on board. The overcrowded boat was drifting at sea, unable to maneuver and with a faulty engine. The crew handed out life jackets to the people in order to stabilize the situation.
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STARTING TO SEARCH
The TROTAMAR III left Lampedusa around midnight and is now on the “Tunisia Route”, currently one of the most important passages for refugees from Africa. The crew of six under skipper Matthias is now searching for people in distress at sea. Every day, unseaworthy boats set off from Tunisia or Libya and make their way
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SAR-TRAINING IN LAMPEDUSA
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,
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Starting Deployment 2
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
Sailing against fortress Europe
The Wendland sends a Ship!