| 3 November |
The Rise Above (Mission Lifeline) embarks 95 people from 3 different boats which had departed from Tunisia. The smaller vessel directly requests a Port of Safety in Italy and joins ongoing standoffs being engaged in by the vessels Geo Barents (Médecins Sans Frontières), Humanity 1 (SOS Humanity) and Ocean Viking (SOS Mediteranée) off the Sicilian coast. |
| 4 November |
The new Italian government under Meloni moves to curtail the activity of NGOs in Italy, hindering the completion of ongoing rescue operations which should end with disembarkation at the closest Port of Safety. |
| 8 November |
The Humanity 1, the Geo Barents and the Rise Above successfully resist the efforts of the Italian Government to stop and filter the disembarkation of the shipwrecked people they hosted on board. |
| 9 November |
The Nadir assists 5 boats off Lampedusa and assists with a rescue together with the Italian Coast Guard. The boat capsizes when the Coast Guard arrives but all persons are taken on board safely. |
ECHOES Issue 4, January 2023
