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122 migrants rescued in joint operation amid stormy weather

In a joint operation with Sea-Watch, the 'Sea Eye 4' brought 122 people to safety in four rescues beween the evening of March 7 and the morning of March 9. The 'Sea Eye 5' rescued 56 people in extreme weather conditions, including a three-day-old baby. They had been on an inflatable boat for at least 12 hours and were now able to receive medical treatment. The 'Sea Eye 4' responded to a total of four emergency calls. During the rescue operations, the crew, consisting of members of Sea-Watch and Sea-Eye, took 122 people in distress on board. The ship was now on its way to Vibo Valencia after the Italian authorities assigned it the port, which is around 460 kilometers away. The rescue was carried out in a joint operation by the two organizations. On the early morning of March 10, the crew of the 'Sea Eye 5' also rescued 56 people from an inflatable boat. Among the people was a three-day-old baby. The people seeking protection had gotten into distress at sea in strong winds and high waves. Due to the difficult weather conditions, the operation lasted over two hours; at around 3:00 a.m. the crew was then able to bring everyone safely on board. A medical evacuation by the Italian Coastguard was organized for the baby, who had to be treated for an infection, and his family, to Lampedusa. The migrants had been travelling on a rubber dinghy for at least 12 hours. They were wet, seasick and dehydrated. Many were weak and exhausted.

41 migrants rescued off Libya

On the night of Feb 22, 2025, the 'Sea Eye 4' assisted 41 migrants who were navigating between large waves on an overloaded boat off the coast of Libya. They were transferred aboard the NGO ship, which got Naples assigned by the Italian authorities to drop them off. The voyage will take about three days.

231 migrants rescued within 24 hours

Since July 7, the "Sea-Eye 4“ has rescued 231 migrants during five mission in the Mediterranean Sea. On the afternoon of July 7, the crew responded to an emergency call from Alarmphone and evacuated 46 people from a rubber dinghy in distress. A few hours later, the ship received another Alarmphone message. In this case, the sailing ship Nadir of the RESQSHIP organization was the first on the scene, stabilizing the unseaworthy rubber dinghy, which was losing air and was partially filled with water, handing out life jackets and securing 22 people on life rafts - including a mother and her baby. When the Sea Eye 4 arrived at around 7 p.m., it took over all 60 survivors. At 2 a.m. on July 8, the rescue ship reached a fiberglass boat and rescued another ten people. On the morning of July 9, the crew, together with the crew of the Nadir, brought a total of 58 people from an overcrowded wooden boat, into which water had already entered, to safety on board. The operation was completed at 7:00 a.m. Shortly after 12:00 p.m., the ship found another rubber dinghy in distress and rescued 57 people, including a heavily pregnant woman. The ship was directed to Genova to disembark the castaways.