The Wendland sends a Ship!
CompassCollective activists support the rescue of refugees in the Mediterranean. Our sailing boat TROTAMAR III is used for three-week observation deployments, during which we document human rights violations, keep an eye out for maritime emergencies and assist in rescue missions by larger (rescue) ships. In an emergency, we rescue.
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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.
Support & Network
We are part of the Justice Fleet and refuse — together with 11 more NGOs — to cooperate with the so-called Libyan Coast Guard.
We support the decentralized network Abolish Frontex, that stands up against the EU border regime.