by frank | May 13, 2026 | Unkategorisiert
13.05.2026. On Monday, a patrol boat operated by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard fired live ammunition at the rescue ship Sea-Watch 5 and threatened to seize the vessel and abduct the 30 crew members and 90 rescued people on board, taking them to Libya. This attack...
by frank | Apr 27, 2026 | Unkategorisiert
Moin! Politically, we’re at a loss for words these days to offer a halfway decent commentary on everything. These are dark times, with angry old men in power who want to see the world burn. We’ll continue what we do because we stand for the possibility of...
by frank | Apr 13, 2026 | Unkategorisiert
After rescuing 44 people who were stranded on the abandoned Didon oil platform in the Mediterranean, Sea-Watch’s rescue vessel Aurora is detained by the Italian authorities in Lampedusa for 45 days and fined 7.500€. The detention is based on the so-called...
by frank | Mar 1, 2026 | Unkategorisiert
Hello! Long time no hear! That’s about to change! We’ve been working hard during the first few weeks of the year! The Sea Punk I is currently being refurbished in dry dock—you can find out exactly what and why in our popular category “Mail from the...
by frank | Jan 31, 2026 | Unkategorisiert
The German rescue ship Sea-Watch 5 has been detained for 15 days by the Italian authorities following a rescue operation and fined 7500 euros. This makes Sea-Watch 5 the second civil rescue vessel of the Justice Fleet—after the Humanity 1—to be blocked in port by...
by frank | Dec 11, 2025 | Unkategorisiert
Three times, the militias of the so-called Libyan Coast Guard have fired at rescue ships in the last months. Nevertheless, today the sea rescue ship Humanity 1 was detained by Italian authorities for having refused to communicate with the Libyan Rescue Coordination...
