On 3 October, EMERGENCY is joining demonstrations across Italy as part of the general strike organised by the unions CGIL and USB, in solidarity with and defence of the Flotilla activists who have been illegally intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, and to demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. EMERGENCY’s search and rescue […]

1 October 2025 — Life Support, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue vessel, is now 150 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza as agreed with the Global Sumud Flotilla Steering Committee at the start of its mission, and will remain in this position in international waters for the next few hours. In recent weeks, EMERGENCY’s ship […]

Early on 29 September, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support came to the aid of one of the boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla. Life Support is accompanying the Flotilla through international waters, acting as an observer and providing medical and logistical support. Life Support launched its rescue dinghy (RHIB) in response to a […]

Life Support, the search and rescue vessel operated by the NGO EMERGENCY, is accompanying the Global Sumud Flotilla as an observer ship and to provide medical and logistical support. Last night, Life Support witnessed drone attacks on several boats in the fleet. EMERGENCY strongly condemns this and all acts of violence, especially considering they were […]

EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support is due to depart Siracusa, Italy, together with the Italian delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla. The search and rescue ship will be the last of the Italian boats to leave for Gaza, serving as an observer and offering medical and logistical support to any ships that may […]

Update: 3 September 2025: In the hours immediately after Sunday’s earthquake in Afghanistan, EMERGENCY gave its availability to local authorities to provide support to the affected population. “We sent our mobile teams with two ambulances to Jalalabad,” says Dejan Panic, EMERGENCY’s Country Director in Afghanistan. “What they saw was a very sad scene. Devastated people, […]

EMERGENCY will join the Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza with its search and rescue ship Life Support, to act as an observer and provide medical and logistical support to the participating vessels. The ship will set sail from Catania, together with the vessels that are part of the Italian delegation. “What is happening […]

On Sunday 10 August, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support disembarked 146 people in the port of Savona, northern Italy, following their rescue from boats in distress in the central Mediterranean. Between 6 and 7 August, Life Support conducted three separate rescue operations. The first two involved overcrowded boats, unfit for navigation and carrying […]

“Military escalations and the total occupation of Gaza in order to free the hostages is a strategy that is doomed to fail, and will only cause further suffering. We all know that the only road to peace is a permanent ceasefire to stop the massacre of civilians, the establishment of safe humanitarian corridors, unhindered entry […]

Between 6 and 7 August, EMERGENCY’s Search and Rescue (SAR) vessel, Life Support, carried out three rescue operations, rescuing 31, 47 and 69 people, respectively. One patient was evacuated by an Italian Coast Guard helicopter for medical assistance. There are currently 146 people on board Life Support. On the morning of 6 August, Life Support […]