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New crew
Our new crew has arrived in Licata. Andi, Leara, Stephi, Thorsten, and Toni will join skipper Matthias on our last deployment in 2025.The preparations are the same as for our other deployments: we prepare the ship, familiarize the crew with the safety precautions, and conduct a psychological briefing together.But now in winter, the weather is
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53 people rescued
After waiting for a day and a half and dozens of emails and phone calls later, the good news finally arrvied yesterday: we were allowed to take the 53 people from the supply ship Maridive 208 on board. The people had rescued themselves from a rubber boat onto the anchored ship near the Miskar gas
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53 people stranded near oilplatform
At 6 am this morning, the crew of the Trotamar III received an unusual call via radio: the managers of the Miskar oil platform informed us that 53 people on the move had taken refuge on one of their supply ships near the platform. The people approached the ship in a rubber boat and climbed
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16 people rescued
On Saturday evening, we came across a boat in distress in the dark and took 16 people on board, including many minors. On board the Trotamar III, everyone was provided with rescue blankets, warm tea, and food. We immediately set course for Lampedusa –the nearest European port, but still a good day’s journey away. This
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70 people rescued
Yesterday, our crew encountered a distress case: around 70 people on a small, overcrowded fibreglass boat. With the dinghy, the crew immediately distributed life vests to everyone.Over the next few hours, we accompanied the boat in distress and provided the people with water, food, and emergency blankets. After a few hours, the fuel ran out,
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Leaving Licata
After almost a week of intensive training and preparations, our crew left the port of Licata this morning. The Trotamar III is now heading for Lampedusa – the last spot of Europe on the map before the Tunisian and Libyan coasts.In recent days, we have received a lot of disastrous news from the central Mediterranean
Sailing against fortress Europe
The Wendland sends a Ship!