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Life Support Rescues 41 People in the Central Mediterranean
Monday, July 29, 2024
In the early morning of 29 July, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue vessel, Life Support, rescued 41 people from a boat in distress in the international waters of the Libyan SAR region. The small, overcrowded fibreglass boat was sighted from Life Support’s bridge just before 3:00 a.m. The rescue was completed when the 41 people, including three unaccompanied […]
Joint Statement: European Commission delays decision about Italian law restricting saving of lives in Mediterranean as death toll rises
Friday, July 19, 2024
Rome, Italy, 19 July 2024 – Under the European Union’s complaint mechanisms,¹ the European Commission (EC) has failed in its commitment to asses, within 12 months, separate complaints to investigate Italian law and practices which obstructs search and rescue activities in the Central Mediterranean. In July 2023, five leading non-governmental organisations (NGOs) – the […]
178 People Rescued by Life Support Disembark in Civitavecchia
Saturday, July 13, 2024
At 14.30 today, Saturday 13 July, 178 people rescued by Life Support disembarked at the port of Civitavecchia. They were rescued during three different operations that took place between dawn and midnight on Wednesday 10 July in international waters. Among them were nine women and 17 minors, 12 of whom were unaccompanied. The four boats […]
EMERGENCY Rescues 178 in Mediterranean Sea, Assists Disembarkation of 378 in Sicily
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Yesterday, Wednesday, 10 July 2024, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support completed three rescue operations in the central Mediterranean Sea, rescuing 178 people from four boats in distress. On the same morning, one of EMERGENCY’s mobile medical clinics assisted 378 migrants who disembarked at the Sicilian port of Pozzallo after being rescued off the […]
Mission 21 | Life Support Rescues 74 People in Libyan SAR Zone
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
In the early morning of Wednesday, 10 July, Life Support – EMERGENCY’s search and rescue vessel – rescued 74 people from two boats in distress within the international waters of the Libyan SAR zone. Forty-one people were on board the first vessel, and 33 on the second. The two boats were sighted around 5:00 a.m. […]
47 Rescued People Disembark in Livorno
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Today, Sunday 30 June, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support completed the disembarkation of 47 people, who were rescued in the central Mediterranean, in the port of Livorno at 11.30 a.m. The rescue took place on Wednesday 26 June in international waters, in the Libyan SAR zone. Among those rescued were three women and […]
Life Support Rescues 47 People in Libyan SAR Zone
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
This afternoon, around 15:30, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support rescued 47 people from a boat in distress in the international waters of the Libyan SAR zone. The case was reported to EMERGENCY’s vessel shortly before 13:00 via a mayday relay on channel 16 by Sparrow 4, a Frontex aircraft. “As soon as we […]
Five Wounded in Bamiyan Armed Attack Receive Treatment at EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre in Kabul
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Five people wounded in an armed attack in Bamiyan (approximately 200 km northwest of Kabul) were brought to EMERGENCY’s Surgical Centre for War Victims in Kabul yesterday evening (17 May). The group consists of nationals from Spain, Lithuania, Norway, Australia, and Afghanistan. According to accounts by authorities and the media, three Spanish nationals and one […]
87 People Rescued by Life Support Disembark in Naples
Monday, May 6, 2024
87 people rescued by EMERGENCY’s search and rescue vessel, Life Support, disembarked at the port of Naples this afternoon, 6 May. The rescue took place on 3 May in the Libyan SAR zone. The people rescued include eight women and 17 minors. “The disembarkation operations were completed without any difficulties. It took us three days of […]
Life Support Rescues 87 People in Central Mediterranean
Saturday, May 4, 2024
On the evening of 3 May 2024 at approximately 9:15pm, EMERGENCY’s Life Support vessel concluded a rescue operation of a boat in difficulty in the Libyan SAR zone. The operation resulted in the rescue of 87 people who had departed from Zawiya (north-western Libya) 20 hours earlier and were without food and water. The boat […]
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