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21 People Rescued by Life Support Disembark in Marina di Carrara

At 19:10 on 23 November 2023, at the port of Marina di Carrara, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue vessel Life Support completed the disembarkation of 21 people rescued earlier this week on 20 November in the international waters of the Libyan search and rescue zone. “The disembarkation operations were completed without difficulty. It took us three […]

118 People Rescued by Life Support Disembark in Brindisi

At 9:20 a.m. on Saturday 11 November, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support completed disembarkation in Brindisi of the 118 people it had rescued in two separate operations in the international waters of the Central Mediterranean. The rescued people are finally safe on land after more than 48 hours of navigation in rough seas […]

Life Support Rescues 118 People in Two Operations

Between 8 and 9 November, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue vessel Life Support carried out two separate operations, rescuing a total of 118 people. The first rescue of 77 people ended at 3:30 a.m., while the second rescue of 41 people ended around 8:30 a.m. Both boats in distress were in international waters of the Central […]

THE ITALY-ALBANIA AGREEMENT: YET ANOTHER ATTACK ON THE RIGHT TO SEEK ASYLUM

“In addition to the externalisation of borders, the increasingly distant ports for NGO ships carrying out search and rescue activities, the tightening of special protection, the accelerated border procedures, and the reduction of protection even for unaccompanied children, migrants will find other obstacles on their way to Europe, as a result of the very recent […]

Nyala Paediatric Centre Staff Released, Activities Suspended

On Wednesday 25 October, some of the Sudanese staff at EMERGENCY’s Paediatric Centre in Nyala, South Darfur, were arrested by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Due to communication difficulties that have persisted since the beginning of the war, EMERGENCY became aware of the arrest from a video circulating on social media and was unable to […]

SUDANESE STAFF TAKEN FROM HOSPITAL BY RSF

Yesterday, a number of Sudanese staff members at EMERGENCY’s Paediatric Centre in Nyala, South Darfur, were taken from the hospital and arrested by the Rapid Support Forces. It seems they are still being held. EMERGENCY has been present in Nyala since 2020, providing free medical care to mothers, children and cardiac patients. Since the outbreak […]

69 Rescued People Disembark in Livorno

At 23:45 on 10 October, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support completed disembarkation at the port of Livorno of the 69 people rescued in three separate operations carried out between 7 and 8 October. “We are in the port of Livorno, where yesterday evening the disembarkation of the 69 people that we rescued in three […]

Life Support: 69 People Rescued in Three Operations

Two more rescues were carried out this morning, 8 October, by EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support which, after the first rescue of 21 people on 7 October, brought another 48 people to safety. In total, 69 people were rescued in the three operations. At 9.00, Life Support concluded the rescue of 21 people […]

28 People Rescued by Life Support Disembark in Ravenna, Northeastern Italy

Ravenna, 25 September 2023. This afternoon, 28 people rescued by EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support completed disembarkation in the port of Ravenna. After more than four days of navigation, including two in rough seas and adverse weather conditions, all have disembarked safely. The rescue took place on Thursday 21 September, in the international waters of […]

Urgent warning: Increased deaths at sea, NGO vessels detained – European states must stop obstructing civilian search and rescue efforts in the Central Mediterranean

Up to 600 people lost their lives in another avoidable shipwreck off the Greek coast in June 2023. As civil society, we are horrified by the preventable deaths in the Central Mediterranean sea which happen year in, year out. Search and rescue ships are urgently needed to prevent further loss of life on the deadliest […]

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