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 2025
June 1 14 people safely on board Louise Michel after crew spotts a fibreglass boat. On approach, people suddenly start jumping into the water. Crew is able to rescue all 14 people from the water. (1) June 4 …
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May 2025
May 3 Aurora rescues 71 people from an unseaworthy rubber boat with the assistance of Seabird 3 and safely disembarks them in Lampedusa. May 5 The crew of Ocean Viking rescues 2 separate boats in the Libyan…
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Miskar case: people on the move and the Civil fleet fighting side by side for 4 days
For 4 days, a group of 32 people who had set sail from Zuwara fought for their right to freedom of movement. After landing on a gas platform (in international waters and overlapping Maltese and Tunisian SAR zones) under Tunisian…
