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.
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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June 2026
June 1 During the night, Louise Michel rescued a rubber boat in distress on board within the Libyan/Tunisian SAR region. The crew were alerted by Alarm Phone , roughly 24 hours after the 9 people departed from Zuwara, Libya. June…
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May 2026
May 2 The crew of the Ocean Viking rescued 25 people from an overcrowded rubber boat in distress with a deflated sponson, just north of the Libyan/Maltese SAR boundary. Among the survivors, 2 women, one pregnant. May 11 Sea Bird…
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From Mitiga to The Hague: Refugees in Libya Confront Impunity!
Appeal from Refugees in Libya to civil society in reference to the El Hishri case at ICC On 19 May 2026, a moment long denied arrived: for the first time in history, one of our torturers—a Libyan suspect accused of…