“… but the water was stronger.”
On board SEA-EYE 4, a young man from Bangladesh told our crew member Fiona why he left his country and the dangers he faced in Libya.
Entries by Sea-Eye
The city of Bochum sends SEA-EYE 4 on its fifth rescue mission in 2022
The rescue ship SEA-EYE 4 has left Trapani for the central Mediterranean. The fifth rescue mission this year was made possible to a large extent by the city of Bochum, which took over a ship sponsorship for the SEA-EYE 4 rescue ship in July.
476 rescued people from SEA-EYE 4 allowed to go ashore in Messina
The refugees come from 23 different countries of origin, in some armed conflicts and wars are being fought. Why are there no safe passages to the EU for these people?
Medical emergencies on the SEA-EYE 4 pile up
Due to the high number of people, it is difficult for our medical team to provide adequate care to all persons. The health condition of four patients required an evacuation by the Italian Coast Guard.
Sea-Eye crew prevents serious boat accident at night
On Wednesday evening, a distress call reached the SEA-EYE 4. A rubber boat was damaged, water was coming in and people were calling for help. When the rescue ship’s fast rescue boats arrived, the crew faced a dramatic scene in the darkness.
SEA-EYE 4 rescues 416 people from distress at sea
The so-called Libyan Coast Guard was present at two rescues on Wednesday morning. Once they towed a wooden boat to shore, the other time they abducted a group of people in the Libyan civil war.
Alliance ship SEA-EYE 4 starts third rescue mission in 2022
Data from AlarmPhone and the IOM for the first months in 2022 show the SEA-EYE 4 is still urgently needed. It seems that dying has become the norm, but we will never accept that.
21 sea rescuers charged – Day of action for solidarity in Germany
These measures must never become the normality. It must always hurt us deeply in our hearts, because otherwise, we lose nothing less than the human right to life. A joint statement by Sea-Eye, German Doctors, Refugee Rescue and United4Rescue.
SEA-EYE 4 saved 24 more lives
During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, a distress call reached the SEA-EYE 4 via AlarmPhone. 24 people were in distress in a small wooden boat in the Maltese search and rescue zone and called for help. Malta, meanwhile, remained silent.
German authorities ask SEA-EYE 4 for help in rescuing 34 people
Once again, Malta abandons refugees in distress at sea to their fate and refuses to provide any assistance to a container ship of the Hapag-Lloyd shipping line. Finally, the German rescue coordination center in Bremen intervened and called the SEA-EYE 4 for help.