June 7 | Geo Barent rescues a fiberglass boat with 37 people in the Libyan SAR. They then respond to an AlarmPhone alert and rescue an additional 109 people in an unseaworthy rubber boat. The distant port of Civitavecchia is assigned as POS. Tragically, throughout the day, Sea Bird 2 spots more than a dozen dead bodies, 11 of which are recovered by Geo Barents. |
June 8 | Sea Bird 2 continues to spot more dead bodies, one of which is recovered by Ocean Viking (1). Ocean Viking performs two additional rescues, one with the support of Sea Bird 2 and the other after an AlarmPhone alert. 64 survivors are brought onboard and the distant port of Marina di Carra, over 1000km away, is assigned. Sea Punks1 spots an overcrowded wooden boat with 75 people on board. After stabilizing the situation, rescue can be completed by ITCG. That same day, an additional 20 people from a wooden boat are taken on board Sea Punks1 after a distress alert is made by AlarmPhone with aerial support by Sea Bird 2. |
June 16 | In the night, Nadir finds an overcrowded wooden boat with 62 people previously alerted by AlarmPhone. All are safely brought to Lampedusa (2). |
June 17 | AlamPhone alerts a distress case with rapidly deteriorating conditions. Nadir responds to the 61 people in a wooden boat taking on water. Tragically, by the conclusion of the rescue, only 51 remain alive. Mare*Go, Sea bird 1, and AlarmPhone coordinate to help stabilize an overcrowded rubber boat with 48 people, all of whom are later safely disembarked in Lampedusa. Ocean Viking spots an overcrowded rubber boat from the bridge and proceeds to rescue, bringing 54 people including 28 unaccompanied minors aboard. |
June 18 | After AlarmPhone alerts, Geo Barents finds 48 people on an overcrowded rubber boat. |
June 19 | Nadir, with aerial support by Sea Bird 1, finds a distress case alerted by AlarmPhone. An overcrowded rubber boat taking on water with 47 people is stabilized and later brought safely to Lampedusa for disembarkation. |
June 20 | Humanity1 spots an unseaworthy fiberglass boat with 31 people in the Libyan SAR. All are safely brought on board, and distant POS Ortona is assigned. Later in the afternoon, an additional 75 people are brought on board, rescued from an overcrowded wooden boat. |
June 21 | Trotamar III locates and stabilizes and overcrowded rubber boat with around 50 people. Nadir responds as well to assist. All are safely transferred to ITCG. |
June 26 | Life Support rescues 47 people from an overcrowded rubber dinghy. Distant port of Livorno, requiring 3 days of sailing, is assigned. |
June 27 | Geo Barents rescues 13 people from an unseaworthy fiberglass boat. Later, they rescue an additional 21 people on another fiberglass boat. |
June 30 | Humanity1 in coordination with ITCG takes aboard 186 survivors from a fishing trawler that had been at sea 5 days already. Unfortunately, a body is also recovered during the operations. Catania is assigned POS. |