Category Diary of cooperation at sea

April 1 Following an alert by Alarm Phone, Aurora reaches the Didon oil platform where a group of 44 people had been stranded for 3 days. Aurora is assigned the distant port of Empedolce as place of safety, but due…

A pushback by merchant vessel to Libya against the wishes of captain and crew On 10 March 2026, Alarm Phone received reports of a boat carrying 38 people in distress while travelling from Tobruk in eastern Libya to Crete. The…

March 4 After an alert by Alarm Phone, Ocean Viking rescues 36 people from a rubber boat. Distant port Ancona is assigned, requiring 4 additional days of sailing for the survivors.  March 5 Alarm Phone alerts another case which is…

February 2 Pilotes Volontaires’ Colibri 2 alerts a wooden boat which is then rescued by the Sea Eye 5. 47 survivors are safely disembarked in Vibo Valentia.  February 3 Humanity 1 rescues 12 people in international waters off the coast…

For five days, 34 people stood up to a violent border regime and fought for their fundamental right to freedom of movement. They were rescued in the Maltese search and rescue region by the Maridive 703, an offshore supply vessel…

January 3 After a Mayday Relay by Frontex Eagl1 and alert by Alarm Phone, Solidaire was able to find and rescue 36 people from a rubber dinghy. Merchant Vessel Bailey Tide was on scene and assisted in the rescue. Sadly,…

December 1 Upon disembarkation of the 85 survivors, Humanity 1 was placed under detention by Italian authorities under the Piantedosi decree, who accused crew from failing to coordinate with Libyan authorities. AlarmPhone alerted a distress case of 26 people aboard…

November 1 Trottamar III rescued 16 people from a rubber boat. Survivors were disembarked in Lampedusa. November 2 Mare Jonio rescued 37 people who were on an overcrowded fiberglass vessel at risk of sinking in international waters in a Libyan-controlled…