SEPTEMBER 2024

September 1Nadir assists an overcrowded wooden boat with 61 people in distress. The people have been on the water for 2 days. All are brought to Lampedusa by the Italian coast guard.
September 2Nadir finds a fibreglass boat with 129 people in distress, after it was spotted by Seabird. For stabilization, 49 of them are taken on board. Several people from the lower deck suffer from oxygen deprivation.
September 11The Italian authorities order the detention of the Sea Watch5 (1), few hours after the Salerno court has suspended the unlawful blockade of the Geo Barents.
September 18After a surprise inspection by the Italian coast guard of the Mare Jonio, the ship is placed under administrative detention because it carries too much rescue equipment.
September 1995 people are rescued by Geo Barents from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Central Mediterranean. This rescue was possible thanks to the alert and aerial support from Airborne.
In the afternoon, 109 people are rescued from a second overcrowded wooden boat. During the rescue, a boat from the Libyan Coast Guard, donated by Italy, approaches the scene and conducts dangerous maneuvers.
September 2050 people are rescued by Astral from a drifting boat. A second boat is located by Astral with 48 people on board, including a month-old baby. In the evening, Nadir is informed by Alarm Phone about a rubber boat in distress with 37 people. The crew takes everyone on board in the early hours of the morning. ​​​​​​​
September 21Astral assists 43 people aboard an iron boat taking water.
September 22Astral concludes the rescue operation of 27 people adrift at sea on board an inflatable boat.
September 23Astral concludes a rescue operation of 18 people on a boat in distress, including 4 women and 4 children. The Italian authorities imposed two separate detention orders on the Geo Barents.
September 24SARAH rescues a boat with 32 people after an Alarm phone alert (2). Nadir supports 93 people on 2 boats. Thanks to the alert from Alarm Phone the crew was able to locate the first boat despite low visibility in the dark. Shortly after, the Italian Coast Guard arrived and rescued everybody.
September 25Nadir finds 25 people in distress on a rubber boat partly deflated. All survivors are rescued after spending two days on the water.
September 27Nadir completed 2 rescue operations after an alert launched by Alarm phone. After finding 45 people who were on a boat already thinking, the crew rescued a second boat with 25 people aboard that appeared in the dark.