Coordination and documentation platform for people in distress at sea
The Civil MRCC aims to contribute towards creating a network of solidarity in support of people on the move. It supports the fleet of NGOs that have assisted and brought to safety tens of thousands of people since 2014. This was done through maritime rescues carried out by NGO ships, aerial monitoring flights with civil aircrafts, as well as through the Alarm Phone hotline.
Map available for download here.
As a growing network of solidarity gathering different non-governmental actors and individuals with Search and Rescue (SAR) experience in the Mediterranean, the CMRCC:
- Endeavours to hold coastal states accountable for their duty to coordinate search and rescue activities in compliance with human rights principles, and to support ship-masters engaged in sea rescue operations
- Facilitates and improves an effective cooperation and communication between the different non-state actors engaged in SAR operations at sea
- Gathers data and information on cases of distress in the Central Mediterranean area, in order to raise public awareness and support advocacy efforts and research
➜ About us
Echoes from the Central Mediterranean
“Echoes” is a critical review between 20 and 30 pages long, published every two months, addressing actors of solidarity at sea as well as any person interested in border struggles. In Echoes, significant aspects of SAR in the Central Mediterranean are reflected upon, actual topics discussed, analysis and research presented, and the self-organized struggles of refugees and migrants highlighted.
Latest News
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Resistance at the border, Stories of life and struggle between Italy and Tunisia
Mem-med, RiL and Refugees in Tunisia In December of last year, the association Mem.Med, Memoria Mediterranea launched the monthly column Resistances at the Borders: Stories of Life and Struggle Between Tunisia and Italy, publishing an introduction along with the first…
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Research, identification, possible forensics actions onboard
A Civil fleet workshop On October 10 and 11, 2024, the SABIR festival[1] in Rome hosted a workshop organized by the Civil Fleet and attended by many of the NGOs involved in Search and Rescue in the Central Mediterranean. The…
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The Libya-Crete Route (SAR 3.5)
The area around Darnah, Tobruk and the Libya-Egypt border region has been a departure place since several years. While it had paused for some years, there was an increase in 2023, when mostly big fishing vessels (250-700ppl/boat) started to depart…
