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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 Because European states have withdrawn from their responsibility, Sea-Eye pays attention and protects the right to life.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
ALAN KURDI sets course for France
So far no country wants to take responsibility for 125 people on board the ALAN KURDI. Sea-Eye had to make a decision to ensure the health and safety of the people. Another blockade is unacceptable.
“You are living in constant fear”
A father from Libya aboard the ALAN KURDI speaks about why his family had to leave the civil war country. Our human rights observer Kai wrote down what was reported to him.
62 children were saved
Within 12 hours on Saturday the crew rescued 133 people from three different boats. On board, three of them talked about their reasons for escape.