RESQSHIP
RESQSHIP is a German charity based in Hamburg, with further branches in Freiburg, Mainz and Augsburg,[1] founded in 2017.[citation needed]
The Non-Governmental Organisation has been operating the 14-metre (46 ft) sailing yacht Josefa [d][2] primarily to observe and monitor the situation off the Libyan coast.[3][4] However, on occasion the Josefa has been in such a position as to need to carry out rescues herself. Typically, as she is a relatively small yacht, in such cases onward transfer to a larger vessel is arranged as soon as possible after the initial rescue.[5][6] Josefa is named for a woman rescued from the sea by the NGO Proactiva Open Arms.[7]
According to RESQSHIP, during 2019, the Josefa carried out nine rescue missions.[8]
In May 2021 Josefa was replaced with a newer and larger (18 m or 59 ft) ketch, the Nadir. [d][8] Although some sources mention a schooner, it is clearly contradicted by pictures of Nadir showing her to have ketch rig. Resqship resumed operations in June 2021[2] with the Nadir.[8][9] In August 2021, the Nadir took part with other vessels in the rescue of some 800 refugees from unseaworthy craft.[10] In April 2023, the Nadir rescued 47 persons from an overcrowded steel boat at risk of sinking, after standing by to assist 54 others on a wooden vessel the previous night.[11] In June 2024, Resqship's Nadir saved 52 people on one vessel near Lampedusa.[12][13]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Unterstütze RESQSHIP bei der Rettung von Flüchtenden im Mittelmeer- Über das Projekt" [Support RESQSHIP in the rescue of refugees in the Mediterranean - About the project]. betterplace.org (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b "December 2020 update - NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and legal proceedings against them". European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Missionsbericht" [Mission report]. resqship.org (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "EXPLAINER | Migration: Where search and rescue NGOs are this week". Malta Today. 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Charity ship takes on 34 migrants off Libya, rejects port". abcnews.go.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "The Latest: Malta lets 5 more refugees in, still blocks ship". abcnews.go.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Migranti: sei ong nel Mediterraneo con quattro imbarcazioni e un aereo" [Migrants: six NGOs in the Mediterranean Sea with four vessels and a plane]. Rai News (in Italian). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Italy agrees to take 86 migrants rescued by German ship 'Nadir'". infomigrants.net. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "December 2021 Update – Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights". European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Ben Cowles (3 August 2021). "More than 800 refugees on two rescue ships waiting for authorities to allow them to come ashore". Morning Star. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Deutsches Motorsegelschiff rettet 41 Menschen im Mittelmeer" [German motorsailer rescues 41 persons in the Mediterranean]. Die Presse (in German). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Aid worker says dozens saved from Italian shipwreck". www.bbc.com. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Alvise Armellini (18 June 2024). "So close to death: NGO captain recounts migrant sea rescue". Reuters. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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