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NGO ship rescued hundreds of migrants
On May 25, 2018, the "Sea Eye" assisted in the rescue of 157 distrenssed migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. On May 27 anothe 128 were saved from an overcrowded rubber boat.Among them were eight toddlers and 42 women, nine of whom were pregnant. Their boat was disabled due to a damaged engine. All castaways were transferred aboard a navy ship later. German report with photo: http://www.nordbayern.de/panorama/in-seenot-deutsche-helfer-retten-128-migranten-das-leben-1.7631680
Engine damage during rescue operation
During the rescue of several hundred migrants in the Mediterranean Sea the "Sea-Eye" suffered engine damage on Apr 16, 2017. Jointly with the "Iuventas" the ship of organisation "Jugend Rettet" recovered 600 refugees. Due to the deteriorating weather both ships issued mayday calls. 400 more migrants were in small boats nearby. An Italian lifeboat escorted the "Sea Eye" with 210 migrants aboard to shore. German report with photo: https://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/marine-rettet-knapp-1200-schiffbruechige-3660943.html
Speed boat of Sea Eye seized
The Libyan coast guard has detained two people from the rescue charity Sea-Eye after they entered the North African country's territorial waters from Tunisia without authorization. The 11,5 meter speedboat belongs to the charity Sea-Eye, which uses it in its mission to save migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. The speedboat was operating separately from the mother ship "Sea Eye" that was cruising the waters outside Libya's 12-mile territorial zone.
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