On Monday, they went safely ashore in Lampedusa. We admire their bravery and wish them all the best for what lies ahead. 📷 Jan Salmen, Jelka Kretzschmar | RESQSHIP

For most of the group, who left Somalia as minors, this was the culmination of a two-year journey. All five faced imprisonment in Libyan detention centres and hard labor to fund this single crossing attempt, knowing failure meant being trapped in Libya or facing death.

Shortly after midnight – after having been exposed to the elements for 3 days – our crew safely evacuated them onto the NADIR. The five had departed from Zawiya, Libya, surviving on the unused platform by drinking expired water found on site. All suffered acute exhaustion and dehydration.

Stranded on a platform for two days! Responding to a distress alert from @alarmphone.bsky.social, our NADIR crew located five young Somali men (aged 16–20) stranded on the abandoned Didon oil platform.

This "emergency" is intentional, designed to make daily deaths at sea acceptable. Instead of weaponising border security, we must dismantle the root causes driving forced migration and hold those in power accountable. 📷 Jelka Kretzschmar, Jan Salmen | RESQSHIP

While this is the daily reality in the Mediterranean, media coverage is currently fixated on arrivals in Ceuta. They push emergency narratives that serve to justify further militarisation, deterrence, and border controls – while ignoring why people are forced to take extreme risks.

Among them: 15 women (one pregnant), 12 men, and 6 minors – including 2 young girls travelling completely alone. Our crew completed a safe evacuation. The pregnant survivor was med-evacuated by the Italian Coast Guard, while all others received care on NADIR before disembarking safely in Lampedusa.

Following a Mayday Relay from @alarmphone.bsky.social, on Thursday, our crew spotted an overcrowded rubber boat in distress. 27 people had spent three days at sea after leaving Zuwara, Libya, trapped in an unseaworthy boat with 1m swell, water taking on, and zero life jackets.

Join us at our PRESS POINT in #Lampedusa 3 July, 6.00 p.m. At Agricola 'Mpidusa (DM for details) Ahead of the visit of #PopeLeoXIV and together with six other organisations, we highlight upon survivors perspectives and 'migration management' observations on the local piers.

Following the recent shooting on Sea-Watch 5, there is an urgent demand for the EU to immediately end all cooperation with and support for the so-called Libyan Coast Guard! 📷 Lena Borden | RESQSHIP

The 44 survivors and the NADIR crew have reached Lampedusa this late afternoon. While the disembarkation went smooth, nearly all survivors require medical attention to treat painful fuel burns sustained during their time at sea.

Briefly after evacuation started, a speedboat from the so-called libyan Coast Guard approached and came dangerously close, which caused panic amongst the survivors. Despite the tension, the crew acted swiftly and all survivors could safely board NADIR.

A press release with full details is out now (see link below). This year is already the deadliest start on record – while most ships of the civilian rescue fleet sit detained in Italian ports. [3/3] 🔗 resqship.org/en/didon-eva... 📷 Erica Varone | RESQSHIP

The 47 people were stranded on the abandoned oil platform in the Mediterranean for 10 hours. Including children and pregnant women. Exposed to the elements. [2/3]

Tuesday night, the crew responded to 3 separate distress situations – one on an abandoned oil platform and two unseaworthy boats. The NADIR brought 90 people to the next place of safety, Lampedusa. [1/3]

We criticise the lack of attention toward human life on the #CentralMed – compared to minor events elsewhere. We are calling for an end to this neglect and demanding a guarantee of the right to freedom of movement for all.

The survivors – mostly unaccompanied minors – disembarked safely on Lampedusa yesterday evening. While they were in a medically stable condition, this case once again demonstrates the absurdity of how normalised it has become for people to risk their lives at sea during such dangerous crossings.

Yesterday, the NADIR crew sighted 27 people in distress on a fiberglass boat. The boat had departed Libya a day prior, but its engine had failed, leaving those on board without any life-saving equipment. Everyone was safely evacuated onto our sailboat.

While Frontex's Osprey1 spotted the case, Europe did not act. Instead, a boat of the so-called Libyan Coastguard arrived on scene. Fortunately, they arrived too late to intercept the boat and force a return. This morning, all people disembarked safely in Lampedusa. 📷 Erica Varone | RESQSHIP [2/2]

53 people in distress, while Europe watches. On monday, NADIR was alerted by a @en.sea-watch.org aircraft to an unstable rubber boat. Our crew immediately evacuated everyone – including 10 minors and a 2-year-old child – from the unseaworthy vessel. [1/2]

This week, 116 people were stranded for four days on the Miskar offshore gas platform in the middle of the Mediterranean - among them two babies, one child, and several teenagers. They had fled Libya and were caught in a storm with winds up to 40 knots and 6-meter waves.

We call upon responsible politicians to take accountability for the duties of the EU and its member states. We will continue until freedom of movement is guaranteed for all! A massive thank you to our incredible crews and all our supporters on land, at sea, and in the air! 🤍

Lampedusa was assigned as the port of safety. All 29 people disembarked safely by midnight. We wish them a safe onward journey. With this distress support, we conclude NADIR's tenth operation this year and the 2025 OP year, in which our crews supported 1855 people from 32 boats in distress at sea.

Following an Eagle1 Mayday Relay, the NADIR assisted 29 people in distress from a dangerously overcrowded rubber boat on Tuesday. Due to the urgent need for medical attention, all were immediately taken aboard the NADIR vessel. Tunisian authorities arrived but departed after a brief exchange.

Last Saturday morning, our crew found a fiberglass boat in distress with 47 people on board. @alarmphone.bsky.social had previously reported the boat. When our crew arrived, the boat was already taking on water, and the people had no life jackets.

Wednesday noon, our crew assisted 71 people in distress in a heavily overcrowded rubber boat. Among them women and children. The boat was at severe risk of capsizing with waves around one meter high. When NADIR arrived, the people on board were extremely exhausted, many seasick, some with fever.

On Tuesday morning, our crew encountered a rubber boat in distress, alerted by @alarmphone.bsky.social. 73 people, including 4 unaccompanied minors, were on board. Water was already entering and there was a high risk of drowning.

The evacuated people had departed from Libya two days earlier. After being assigned Lampedusa as Port of Safety, NADIR reached the island around midnight. All 56 survivors disembarked safely. 📷 Stefania Olivotto | RESQSHIP

After distributing life vests, our crew brought everyone safely aboard NADIR and provided first aid and drinking water. Many survivors were severely dehydrated and exhausted after spending days exposed to the elements.

On Sunday at noon, our crew spotted 56 people, including several minors, crowded onto a rubber boat that was taking on water. Those on board reported that the situation was rapidly worsening and becoming life-threatening as the waves and panic increased.