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Trainings in Licata
Assisting people on the open sea requires precision and good teamwork. To ensure we can prepare thoroughly, we practice first in the harbor basin. Without high waves, we can take more time to refine our procedures and get a feel for how to work together effectively. Skipper Ina makes sure, above all, that communication on…
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New Crew
Our new crew is here! Janusz, Maxime, Ina, Dani, France and Gauthier are joining for our second mission of 2026. Please give them a warm welcome! Preparations begin immediately after arrival with the basics: safety equipment, its proper use, and getting accustomed to moving around on a sailing ship. After the shipyard this winter, there…
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Sailing back to Licata
Over the past few days, our crew has sailed the Trotamar III back to Licata. This marks the end of our first deployment this year. This deployment was very short because there was some shipyard work to be done at the start, and then bad weather kept us from heading out to the search and…
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Trainings
Over the past few days, we’ve completed our final training near Lampedusa. During these exercises, we practiced the so-called “person overboard maneuver”— the scenario where a person falls overboard. In nautical terminology, this exercise is actually called the “man overboard maneuver,” but it’s important to us to be as inclusive as possible in our language.…
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Setting sail!
After a long period of preparation and final shipyard work, we were able to leave Licata, Sicily, today. This marks the end of our winter break, and we can finally set sail again to support people on their journey to Europe. The first deployment of the year is always particularly exciting because we have to…
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Test drive with the new engine
Thanks to your support, we were able to install a new engine during this year’s shipyard. We weren’t sure whether we could really rely on the old engine in the future, so we replaced it. Now the new engine is finally in the boat and we got to try it out yesterday in beautiful sunshine.…
Sailing against fortress Europe
The Wendland sends a Ship!