Libyan Coast Guard threatens rescue ship SEA-EYE 4
A Libyan warship circled the SEA-EYE 4 for 50 minutes, repeating threats several times to make the rescue ship change course. The ship was in international waters the entire time.
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Lampedusa as an Island of Peace
In a joint statement, several organisations support the initiative of the mayor of Lampedusa and Linosa to restructure the accommodation and distribution of refugees and to align it with human rights.
Aid organizations criticize unequal treatment of refugees
On the occasion of the SEA-EYE 4’s sixth rescue mission in total, Sea-Eye and German Doctors explicitly call on the German government to treat all fleeing people equally and to demand the same from all other European member states.
SEA-EYE 4 Docks in Augusta with 106 Rescued People
A long mission comes to a good end! The crew is exhausted after hard days at sea. No wonder, because the mission already started with strong waves and various distress calls challenged the SEA-EYE 4.
Rescue Ship SEA-EYE 4 Rescues 74 People in Distress
In 24 hours, the SEA-EYE 4 received three distress calls. She was only able to come to the aid of one boat. One boat is missing. The people on another boat were forcibly pulled back to the civil war.
Ukrainian Captain Saves 32 People from Dying in Mediterranean Sea
In 4 meter high waves, Captain Vasyl Maksymenko and the crew of his container ship rescued refugees from a wooden boat who had already spent 3 days at sea. But that’s not all: After the rescue operation, the captain and his crew fill the Geneva Refugee Convention with life.
“They catch you at sea, they mistreat you.”
On board the SEA-EYE 4, Monique told her harrowing story to our crew member Fiona just before Christmas. It gives us an insight into the fate of the young woman, the dangers on the flight as well as the hell in Libya.
214 People Aboard SEA-EYE 4 Finally Get A Port of Safety in Pozzallo
Disembarkation expected for Christmas Eve. Many of the rescued people had to receive medical treatment aboard and they are going to continue to need medical care on land.
SEA-EYE 4 Rescued 223 People From A Gathering Storm During Christmas Mission
Since the SEA-EYE 4 arrived in the Maltese search and rescue zone on Thursday, numerous reports of boats in distress reached the rescue ship. While the crew carried out several rescue missions, Malta did not perform its duty of sea rescue.
SEA-EYE 4 starts Christmas mission with help from United4Rescue
On Saturday afternoon the rescue ship SEA-EYE 4 set out on its fourth rescue mission. The departure was largely made possible by the sea rescue alliance United4Rescue.