| December 3 | Humanity 1 crew rescues over 80 people including unaccompanied minors from distress at sea. The weather makes the rescue a challenge for our crew. The crew activates a medical emergency plan due to the critical condition of survivors. The same day, 45 people, including unaccompanied children, are rescued during the night by the Geo Barents team from an overcrowded boat in distress in international waters. The boat was taking on significant amounts of water due to bad weather conditions, making it unstable and at high risk of capsizing (1). |
| December 11 | An 11-year-old girl is rescued at sea by the sailing vessel Trotamar III. The boat she was traveling on with 45 other people sank 3 days before and she was clinging to an inner tube. Rescuers heard her screams and were miraculously able to find her. Alarm Phone has reported 3 missing boats departing from Tunisia, for which the fate of the people remains unknown. |
| December 12 | While patrolling international waters off Libya, Ocean Viking overhears several VHF mayday relays indicating a boat in distress requiring immediate assistance. Ocean Viking team rescues 34 people from a rubber boat. One hour after the rescue is completed, a Libyan coast guard asset approaches at fast speed, crossing Ocean Viking’s bow, ordering the crew to leave despite operating in international waters (2). |
| December 14 | In a complex rescue operation in collaboration with the Italian Coast Guard, the Ocean Viking rescues 129 people, including 43 women (1 pregnant) and 43 children, from a 15m steel fishing vessel in the Ionian Sea, 76NM from the Italian coast. |
| December 19 | Aurora rescues 47 people in distress that has been spotted and reported by aircraft Seabird hours earlier. The people report they have been at sea for 2 days (3). |
| December 28 | Aurora secures 56 people in a boat reported by Alarm Phone and spotted by Seabird until the Italian Coast Guard arrives to take them onboard and bring them safely to Lampedusa. |
