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Association for the rescue of fleeing people in the central Mediterranean
Sea-Eye rescues fleeing people from unseaworthy boats in the Mediterranean. We look for helpless people in distress at sea, and fight against the daily loss of life there. Our activity is an answer to the failed migration policies of the European Union, which is denying its responsibility for the thousands of deaths in its immediate proximity.
With our rescue missions, we fill a gap in the search and rescue activity on the Mediterranean Sea to save as many people as possible from drowning. Because European states have withdrawn from their responsibility, Sea-Eye pays attention and protects the right to life.
We are a non-profit association, which is religiously and politically independent. Our work is exclusively financed through donations.
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“It is a fundamental commandment of Christian seafaring to save people from distress. In Hamburg and Lubeck, those traditional harbour cities, this is fortunately still a common good. Let us make this the standard again Europe-wide!”
– Bishop Kirsten Fehrs –
“Neighborly love means for us that, no matter where people come from, what ancestry they have, which skin colour they have, which religion they belong to, we welcome them here with open arms and do not leave them to die miserably in the Mediterranean.”
– Revolverheld –
Together against the loss of life at sea
All rescued people disembarked in Olbia
It took two days until all rescued people could leave the ALAN KURDI. The Italian authorities seemed unprepared. Our guests endured the event with great patience. Now a successful mission comes to an end.
An Unfriendly Welcome In Olbia
Italian authorities left 125 people, including very young children, freezing in the wind and rain for an entire day. Today Italy shows its ugliest side. There are still rescued people aboard ALAN KURDI.
ALAN KURDI anchors off Sardinia
The French government appealed to the Italian government on Wednesday evening to respect the humanitarian principles in the case of ALAN KURDI. Until then the Italian rescue control center had refused to coordinate the case.