January 6Resq People rescues two groups of people traveling on two different boats, including 4 minors in the group. One of the boats had reached out to Alarm Phone. 
January 9 67 people, including an 8-month pregnant woman are safely embarked onto the Louise Michel. The unseaworthy, wooden double decker boat was spotted previously from the civil aircraft Seabird (1).
January 10101 women, men & children are rescued by the Ocean Viking from a double-decker wooden boat in distress, spotted by binoculars in the Libyan Search & Rescue Region. Among them are 7 children & 29 women.
January 21During the night, 85 people, including 3 babies and 3 pregnant women, are rescued by the Ocean Viking from a rubber boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region following a Mayday Relay relayed by the aircraft Eagle1. Authorities assign Genova as a Place of Safety, forcing the Ocean Viking to undertake a 4-day journey far from the area of operations.
January 25Early in the morning, the crew aboard Sea Punk I spots a boat in the Maltese SAR zone. On board, they find 41 people, including 5 women and 6 children. After distributing life jackets, the Sea Punk I crew escorts the boat north to stabilize the situation while continuing to inform the authorities. Only after pressure on the Italian authorities, an Italian Coast Guard vessel finally takes all 41 people safely on board.
January 26Sea Punk rescues 15 people and recovers 3 bodies. 3 people remain missing. The people have reached out to Alarm Phone initially to ask for rescue.
January 27Following an alert from Alarm Phone the Ocean Viking rescues 22 women and men from a fiberglass boat in distress in the Maltese Search and Rescue Region. After a night at sea, some of them suffer from multiples fuel burns (2).