Sailing against fortress Europe

The Wendland sends a Ship!

25.8.2023 – Leaving Licata

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.

We are a small group of activists from the Wendland, a region in Lower Saxony, Germany. After 40 years of fighting against a nuclear waste repository in Gorleben, we send our own boat with an international crew to support the sea rescue.

Our deployment dates for 2025 are here. We will go out nine times again to support people fleeing in distress at sea. You can find more information about sailing or supporting us here…

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News

  • 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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