ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – Migrant Rescue Ship ELEONORE

On Saturday 24th August, 2019 the 1961 built former fishing vessel ELEONORE started her first rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea. Two days later on Monday 26th August rescued 104 distressed migrants off the Libyan coast from a sinking rubber boat. Most of them were transferred on board by the ship’s RHIB, some had to be […]

Sheltering – Migrants Rescue Ship SEA PUNK I at Malta – November 2024

On Thursday 21st November, 2024 the 1969 built Migrants Rescue Ship SEA PUNK I left Porto Xiphonio at Augusta, Sicily bound to Lampedusa of which strong weather conditions were in force. On Friday 22nd November around 1056 hrs she was contacted by Valletta VTS that she had no permission to enter territorial waters as she […]

Gaza-Israel War – Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship NAVAREN at Malta – August 2024

One of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s Vessel – HANDALA calling all VTS worldwide as NAVAREN including on her AIS System called at Malta  on Tuesday 13th August passing breakwaters at 1104 hrs. Built in 1968 at Hemnesberget, Norway as the 18 metre Norwegian fishing vessel NAVARN with radio call sign as LATQ she was […]