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Gerettete Menschen in Rettungswesten stehen dicht gedrängt an Deck der SEA-EYE 5 auf dem Mittelmeer
Children and pregnant women on board: Sea-Eye 5 urgently calls for a closer port of safetyPress

Children and pregnant women on board: Sea-Eye 5 urgently calls for a closer port of safety

May 21, 2026
Gerettete Menschen ruhen unter Rettungsdecken auf dem Deck der SEA-EYE 5
Two rescue operations in two days: 72 people brought to safetyNewsPress

Two rescue operations in two days: 72 people brought to safety

May 13, 2026
So-called Libyan Coast Guard
Court emphasizes: Decisions by captains during sea rescues must be respected – authorities must prove violations.Legal newsPress

Court emphasizes: Decisions by captains during sea rescues must be respected – authorities must prove violations.

March 16, 2026
CEAS amendement act adopted: Sea-Eye speaks of a massive attack on the rights of people seeking protectionLegal newsPress

CEAS amendement act adopted: Sea-Eye speaks of a massive attack on the rights of people seeking protection

March 4, 2026
Sea-Eye-RHIB nähert sich einem überfüllten Schlauchboot mit Menschen in Rettungswesten auf dem Mittelmeer
Sea-Eye and Pilotes Volontaires rescue 47 people from acute distress at seaPress

Sea-Eye and Pilotes Volontaires rescue 47 people from acute distress at sea

February 5, 2026
Enough is Enough – Sea-Eye and Other Rescue Organizations Take a StandLegal newsPress

Enough is Enough – Sea-Eye and Other Rescue Organizations Take a Stand

November 6, 2025
SEA-EYE 5 rescues 57 people in acute distress at sea – Italy assigns distant port of safetyPress

SEA-EYE 5 rescues 57 people in acute distress at sea – Italy assigns distant port of safety

November 4, 2025
More Gunfire from the So-Called Libyan Coast Guard: Now with the Support of the German Federal Government?Press

More Gunfire from the So-Called Libyan Coast Guard: Now with the Support of the German Federal Government?

October 17, 2025
Waves
Italian Court Confirms Unlawful DetentionLegal newsPress

Italian Court Confirms Unlawful Detention

October 13, 2025
SEA-EYE 5 rescues 52 people in distress at sea – including babies and pregnant womenNewsPress

SEA-EYE 5 rescues 52 people in distress at sea – including babies and pregnant women

September 8, 2025
Petitionsübergabe Sea-Eye
German Budget Committee cuts funding for civil sea rescue operations – Federal Government is shirking its responsibilityLegal newsPress

German Budget Committee cuts funding for civil sea rescue operations – Federal Government is shirking its responsibility

September 5, 2025
Sea-Eye protest in front of the Bundestag: Decision on funding for civil sea rescue imminentLegal newsNewsPress

Sea-Eye protest in front of the Bundestag: Decision on funding for civil sea rescue imminent

September 4, 2025
SEA-EYE 5’s largest rescue operation to date: 144 people taken aboardNews

SEA-EYE 5’s largest rescue operation to date: 144 people taken aboard

September 1, 2025
“International humanitarian law allows no exceptions”Legal news

“International humanitarian law allows no exceptions”

August 12, 2025
Rettungswesten im Wasser
The German Parliament’s Budget Committee is cutting financial support for civil sea rescue operations from 2025News

The German Parliament’s Budget Committee is cutting financial support for civil sea rescue operations from 2025

August 1, 2025
SEA-EYE 5
15 people safely disembark from rescue ship SEA-EYE 5 in Vibo ValentiaNews

15 people safely disembark from rescue ship SEA-EYE 5 in Vibo Valentia

July 26, 2025
Waves
The obstruction of search and rescue vessels causes hundreds of deaths at seaNews

The obstruction of search and rescue vessels causes hundreds of deaths at sea

July 17, 2025
SEA-EYE 5
SEA-EYE 5 returns to operationNewsPress

SEA-EYE 5 returns to operation

July 16, 2025
Empty Boat
German government cancels financial support for civil sea rescueLegal newsPress

German government cancels financial support for civil sea rescue

June 25, 2025
Pressekonferenz 18. Juni
175,000 Lives Saved – A Decade of Civil Search and Rescue in the Central MediterraneanLegal newsPressPressVolunteerwork

175,000 Lives Saved – A Decade of Civil Search and Rescue in the Central Mediterranean

June 18, 2025
Rettungskreuzer SEA-EYE 5
After Rescuing 65 People: SEA-EYE 5 Unlawfully Detained in SicilyLegal newsNewsPress

After Rescuing 65 People: SEA-EYE 5 Unlawfully Detained in Sicily

June 17, 2025
Rescue SEA-EYE 5
Italy delays disembarkation of 50 rescued individuals from all-weather lifeboat SEA-EYE 5 despite precarious humanitarian situationNewsPress

Italy delays disembarkation of 50 rescued individuals from all-weather lifeboat SEA-EYE 5 despite precarious humanitarian situation

June 8, 2025
SEA-EYE 4
Goodbye, SEA‑EYE 4: Thank you for many years of unwavering solidarityNews

Goodbye, SEA‑EYE 4: Thank you for many years of unwavering solidarity

May 29, 2025
SEA-EYE 4
After 20 missions and the rescue of over 3,700 people: Sea-Eye hands over the SEA-EYE 4 to Mediterranea Saving HumansNewsPress

After 20 missions and the rescue of over 3,700 people: Sea-Eye hands over the SEA-EYE 4 to Mediterranea Saving Humans

May 29, 2025
SEA-EYE 5 rescues 76 people in a challenging operation over the Easter weekendNewsPress

SEA-EYE 5 rescues 76 people in a challenging operation over the Easter weekend

April 22, 2025
Rescue Ships SEA-EYE 4 and SEA-EYE 5
Sea-Eye ships rescue 178 people over the weekend – including a three-day-old babyNewsPress

Sea-Eye ships rescue 178 people over the weekend – including a three-day-old baby

March 10, 2025
SEA-EYE 4 Rescue
Hawa survives: A woman’s fight against violence and oppressionNews

Hawa survives: A woman’s fight against violence and oppression

March 7, 2025
Sea-Eye and Sea-Watch launch joint rescue missionNewsPress

Sea-Eye and Sea-Watch launch joint rescue mission

February 17, 2025
Nothilfe Valencia
60 days of continuous work after the Valencia floodsNewsPress

60 days of continuous work after the Valencia floods

January 13, 2025
Waves
Joint statement for the state crime in PylosLegal newsPress

Joint statement for the state crime in Pylos

December 13, 2024
CDU DISTRICT COUNCIL FACTION KONSTANZ CALLS ON SEA-EYE TO ACT UNLAWFULLYLegal newsNewsPress

CDU DISTRICT COUNCIL FACTION KONSTANZ CALLS ON SEA-EYE TO ACT UNLAWFULLY

December 9, 2024
Sea-Eye wins its third case against Italy this yearLegal newsPress

Sea-Eye wins its third case against Italy this year

December 6, 2024
35th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildLegal news

35th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

November 20, 2024
Sea-Eye assists with flood relief in SpainNewsPress

Sea-Eye assists with flood relief in Spain

November 13, 2024
Disembarkation in Pozzallo
SEA-EYE 5: 78 refugees go ashore in PozzalloNewsPress

SEA-EYE 5: 78 refugees go ashore in Pozzallo

November 7, 2024
Rettungskreuzer SEA-EYE 5
Many distress cases off Lampedusa: SEA-EYE 5 rescues 110 peopleNewsPress

Many distress cases off Lampedusa: SEA-EYE 5 rescues 110 people

November 6, 2024
Preventing a repressive EU directiveLegal news

Preventing a repressive EU directive

September 10, 2024
Refugee Camp Moria
What remains: Four years after MoriaNews

What remains: Four years after Moria

September 8, 2024
Sandra Hüller bei der Schiffstaufe
Interview with Sandra Hüller: “I don’t want to be in the public eye and then keep quiet about things that aren’t right”News

Interview with Sandra Hüller: “I don’t want to be in the public eye and then keep quiet about things that aren’t right”

August 22, 2024
Wooden Boat
Number of people missing in the Mediterranean has risen to over 30,000News

Number of people missing in the Mediterranean has risen to over 30,000

July 24, 2024
Naming ceremony SEA-EYE 5
Sandra Hüller names rescue ship SEA-EYE 5Press

Sandra Hüller names rescue ship SEA-EYE 5

July 22, 2024
SEA-EYE 4 rescues 31 people – including mother and babyNewsPress

SEA-EYE 4 rescues 31 people – including mother and baby

July 18, 2024
SEA-EYE 4 brings 174 rescued people safely ashore in GenoaNewsPress

SEA-EYE 4 brings 174 rescued people safely ashore in Genoa

July 12, 2024
5 operations in 24 hours: SEA-EYE 4 rescues 231 people in the Mediterranean seaPress

5 operations in 24 hours: SEA-EYE 4 rescues 231 people in the Mediterranean sea

July 9, 2024
Schauspielerin Sandra Hüller
Actress Sandra Hüller is patron of SEA-EYE 5News

Actress Sandra Hüller is patron of SEA-EYE 5

June 20, 2024
SEA EYE 4
Breaking: Sea-Eye wins in Italian court against ItalyLegal newsNewsPress

Breaking: Sea-Eye wins in Italian court against Italy

June 5, 2024
NIS RANDERS
All-weather lifeboat for the MediterraneanNewsPress

All-weather lifeboat for the Mediterranean

June 4, 2024
Zwei Menschen stehen am Rand der Rettungszone des Schiffes und geben einer Person mit Schwimmweste die Hand, um sie an Bord zu heben. Zwei Menschen stehen unten und helfen von dort.
Night-time operation for the SEA-EYE 4: 51 people rescued from an overcrowded rubber boatNewsPress

Night-time operation for the SEA-EYE 4: 51 people rescued from an overcrowded rubber boat

May 31, 2024
Drei Menschen stehen auf einem Boot und ziehen an einer Leine.
After rescuing 52 people: SEA-EYE 4 immediately on its way back to the area of operationNewsPress

After rescuing 52 people: SEA-EYE 4 immediately on its way back to the area of operation

May 27, 2024
Rettung SEA-EYE 4
SEA-EYE 4 rescues 52 people from distress at seaNewsPress

SEA-EYE 4 rescues 52 people from distress at sea

May 21, 2024
Rescue Ship SEA-EYE 4
After 60 days of detention: SEA-EYE 4 returns to operationNewsPress

After 60 days of detention: SEA-EYE 4 returns to operation

May 14, 2024
Festsetzung Free the Fleet
Italy escalates the obstruction of civil search and rescueLegal newsNews

Italy escalates the obstruction of civil search and rescue

March 13, 2024
SEA-EYE 4
Italy escalates sanctions against rescue ship SEA-EYE 4Legal newsNews

Italy escalates sanctions against rescue ship SEA-EYE 4

March 11, 2024
Rescue Evakuation SEA-EYE 4
SEA-EYE 4 rescues another 61 people – 2 babies in critical conditionNewsPress

SEA-EYE 4 rescues another 61 people – 2 babies in critical condition

March 9, 2024
Rescue
SEA-EYE 4 saves 84 livesNews

SEA-EYE 4 saves 84 lives

March 7, 2024
Medical Evacuation
Dramatic night rescue operation for the rescue ship SEA-EYE 4News

Dramatic night rescue operation for the rescue ship SEA-EYE 4

February 28, 2024
Medical evacuation from the SEA-EYE 4
DRAMATIC NIGHT RESCUE OPERATION FOR THE RESCUE SHIP SEA-EYE 4NewsPress

DRAMATIC NIGHT RESCUE OPERATION FOR THE RESCUE SHIP SEA-EYE 4

February 28, 2024
SEA-EYE 4
SEA-EYE 4 embarks on its first mission of the yearNews

SEA-EYE 4 embarks on its first mission of the year

February 23, 2024