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273 migrants rescued in three missions
The 'Ocean Viking', chartered by SOS Méditerranée, rescued 273 migrants on the morning of May 17 off the Tunisian and Maltese coasts, among them seven children, during three rescue operations from three boats in distress. The migrants, who were suffering from exhaustion and seasickness, received medical care from the NGO's teams. On the early morning, the 'Ocean Viking' received an AlarmPhone alert reporting an overloaded wooden boat in the Tunisian SAR zone. 65 people were recovered, and shortly after, following a new Alarmphone alert, the 'Ocean Viking' reached a second boat in distress. The SAR boat 'Aurora' of Sea Watch was already on site and conducted an initial assessment of ther 77 people, including two children, on board. All were brought to safety aboard the 'Ocean Viking'. Later, the crew spotted another wooden boat in distress in the Maltese SAR zone, from which 131 people, including a baby and four children, were rescued.
Hundreds of migrants rescued by NGO ships
On May 8, the 'Sea-Watch 5' rescued 190 people from two boats in distress in the Mediterranean Sea- The ship was directed to Civitavecchia, which has been assigned to us as a safe port. Four days earlier, the team on the 'Aurora', which belongs to the same NGO, had already rescued 71 migrants during the night of May 3-4. On May 1, the 'Sea-Watch 5' had already assisted 109 people and disembarked them on May 3. tjem returning to the rescue zone. That day, 104 migrants, including 41 minors, were initially rescued from a boat. Five more people were then picked up directly from the water while the humanitarian vessel searched for another boat in distress. Teams aboard the 'Ocean Viking' pulled 108 people from the water on the morning of May 5. The crew had spotted two overloaded boats in distress in the Libyan search and rescue zone. An 11-month-old baby was among the survivors. Many were suffering from exhaustion and seasickness, requiring urgent medical attention. The ship got assigned Ortona, located 1,296 km from the rescue zone, as safe port. Report with photos: https://www.infomigrants.net/fr/post/64459/mer-mediterranee--190-migrants-secourus-par-le-navire-humanitaire-seawatch-5
25 migrants rescued in Mediterranean Sea
On the morniing of March 9, the 'Ocean Viking' of the NGO SOS Méditerranée has rescued 25 migrants off the coast of Libya, who had issued a distress call. Among them were three women, two toddlers and five unaccompanied minors. They were cared for by SOS Méditerranée and the IFRC on board the ship, which was advised to proceed to the port of Marina di Carrara by the Italian authorities as safe port, more than 1.200 kilometres away, forcing the 'Ocean Viking' to a long and lengthy detour.
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