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Arriving in Lampedusa
The day before yesterday, the Trotamar III arrived in Lampedusa late evening. On the way there, the crew completed their first offshore training session.Today, the crew is busy with trainings again. For our work, it is extremely important that the crew works together well and knows by heart all the procedures on board. Only like
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Our new crew arrived!
Our new crew has arrived at our appartment in Licata: David, Gauthier, Lara, Manon, and Rosy from France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. For the first time, we will be sailing with a French-speaking crew!Together with skipper Matthias, the crew is now starting to prepare. At the beginning, this mainly involves briefings on board our ship Trotamar
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End of Deployment
Our deployment is coming to an end and the Trotamar III arrived back in the port of Licata yesterday evening. In the last few days and weeks, our crew has come to the aid of several boats in distress, accompanied the cargo ship Port Fukuoka after a tragic rescue and supported the Nadir from Resqship
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70 people rescued
Tonight we assisted a migrant vessel: 70 people, including 10 children, who were struggling with the 2 meter high waves on an unseaworthy wooden boat. After the people in distress first spotted a Dutch freighter on the horizon, they changed course to follow this boat. However, the freighter was not heading towards Europe, but towards
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We are on our way to the SAR zones!
After the Trotamar III arrived in Lampedusa at the beginning of the week, the crew completed further training off the south coast of the island. Dinghy training on the open sea is much more challenging than the training the crew has already completed in the harbor basin of Licata, which is relatively protected from wind
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⚓ We are back in the port of Licata
🛟 The crew had an intense time, which was mainly characterized by waiting and being ready at all times. As previously reported, we spent a lot of time on a mirror-smooth sea and worried about why no boats were setting off. We assume that people have already been stopped in Tunisia and Libya. 🧭 Such
Sailing against fortress Europe
The Wendland sends a Ship!