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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At the edge of the sea – Chronicles of death and disappearance
This section documents the deaths and disappearances along the Central Mediterranean, while recognizing that countless shipwrecks remain invisible, boats that vanished without a trace. Behind every number lies a name, a story, and a family torn apart by the border…
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September 2025
September 2 41 people were stranded at sea for 6 days on the merchant vessel Maridive 208 and no European country intervened. On September 2nd, the Aurora crew rescued them. 7 persons remain missing. September 6 The Sea-Watch vessel Aurora…
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August 2025
August 2 Ocean Viking received an alert from Seabird, the aircraft of Sea Watch regarding a distressed vesselwith 37 people on board in international waters in the Libyan SRR. After receiving approval toproceed from the competent authorities, Ocean Viking rescued…
