| October 4 | The crew of Humanity 1 rescued 41 people who had been in distress at sea for more than four days in an overcrowded rubber dinghy. |
| October 6 | The Sea-Watch 5 crew rescued 79 people who were left to die by Europe’s deterrence policies. On the way north, the crew was alerted twice to other distress cases. Both times, Sea-Watch 5 altered course but did not find the boats. |
| October 12 | The crew of Nadir spotted 56 people, including several minors, crowded onto a rubber boat that was taking on water. After distributing life vests, the crew brought everyone safely onboard. |
| October 15 | Louise Michel rescued 32 people from a rubber boat after an alert launched by Alarm Phone. |
| October 24 | Louise Michel rescued 35 people from distress at sea. The people disembarked in Catania where the Italian police photographed them and forced a woman to remove her hijab. |
| October 26 | The crew of Trotamar III stabilized a boat in distress with 70 people until the Italian coast guard took everyone on board. |
