Sea-Eye protest in front of the Bundestag: Decision on funding for civil sea rescue imminent
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SEA-EYE 5’s largest rescue operation to date: 144 people taken aboard
Ten years after Alan Kurdi’s death, the lack of safe passage for refugees still forces people to flee across the Mediterranean.
“International humanitarian law allows no exceptions”
Sea-Eye fully endorses the declaration of the 111 humanitarian organisations and supports the resolution of Médecins Sans Frontières.
Italy delays disembarkation of 50 rescued individuals from all-weather lifeboat SEA-EYE 5 despite precarious humanitarian situation
On June 6, the SEA-EYE 5 rescued 50 people in distress at sea. Despite the precarious conditions on board, Italian authorities repeatedly refused to assign a closer port.
Goodbye, SEA‑EYE 4: Thank you for many years of unwavering solidarity
After nearly five years and 20 missions, we say goodbye to the Red Lady. Around 3,700 people rescued, hundreds of stories of survival, a symbol of humanity. Thank you, SEA-EYE 4 – and to everyone who made her missions possible.
60 days of continuous work after the Valencia floods
Around 400 volunteers from Sea-Eye and L’Aurora have been active in the flood-affected area of Valencia since October 2024. Our record from 60 days of continuous work last year: from food and bicycles to special wishes…
Preventing a repressive EU-directive
Together with 14 other organizations Sea-Eye is calling on the German government to finally put an end to the criminalization of forced migration.
Italy escalates the obstruction of civil search and rescue
Last week, the Italian government detained three civilian sea rescue ships on the basis of false accusations: the Humanity 1, the Sea-Watch 5 and the SEA-EYE 4. The SEA-EYE 4 is the first rescue ship to be blocked by the Italian government for 60 days.
Italy escalates sanctions against rescue ship SEA-EYE 4
Unbelievable, but Italy has detained the SEA-EYE 4 for 60 days and fined it because the crew saved 84 people seeking protection from an illegal pushback by the so-called Libyan coastguard. Three German rescue ships have now been detained: The German government must act now!
SEA-EYE 4 rescues another 61 people – 2 babies in critical condition
Two distress calls have interrupted SEA-EYE4’s route to the assigned harbour since the last rescue: while the Italian Coast Guard was able to take over the rescue in the first case, the SEA-EYE 4 rescued 61 people under the most difficult conditions on Friday night. One person was emergency evacuated – two babies are in a critical condition on board the rescue ship.