RESQSHIP explained

RESQSHIP is a German charity based in Hamburg, with further branches in Freiburg, Mainz and Augsburg,[1] founded in 2017.

The Non-Governmental Organisation has been operating the 14m (46feet) sailing yacht [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.

In May 2021 Josefa was replaced with a newer and larger ketch, the [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 with the Nadir.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unterstütze RESQSHIP bei der Rettung von Flüchtenden im Mittelmeer- Über das Projekt . de . Support RESQSHIP in the rescue of refugees in the Mediterranean - About the project . betterplace.org . 24 May 2021.
  2. Web site: December 2020 update - NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and legal proceedings against them . 18 December 2020 . European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights . 18 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Missionsbericht . de . Mission report . resqship.org . 18 May 2021.
  4. News: EXPLAINER Migration: Where search and rescue NGOs are this week . Malta Today . 24 May 2021.
  5. News: Charity ship takes on 34 migrants off Libya, rejects port . 10 September 2019 . abcnews.go.com . 18 May 2021.
  6. News: The Latest: Malta lets 5 more refugees in, still blocks ship . 10 September 2019 . abcnews.go.com . 24 May 2021.
  7. News: Migranti: sei ong nel Mediterraneo con quattro imbarcazioni e un aereo . it . Migrants: six NGOs in the Mediterranean Sea with four vessels and a plane . 6 July 2019 . Rai News . 26 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Italy agrees to take 86 migrants rescued by German ship 'Nadir' . 17 June 2021 . infomigrants.net . 25 June 2021.
  9. Web site: December 2021 Update – Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights . 17 December 2021 . European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights . 2 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Ben Cowles . More than 800 refugees on two rescue ships waiting for authorities to allow them to come ashore . Morning Star . 14 March 2024 . en . 3 August 2021.
  11. News: Deutsches Motorsegelschiff rettet 41 Menschen im Mittelmeer . German motorsailer rescues 41 persons in the Mediterranean . 14 March 2024 . Die Presse . 29 April 2023 . de.
  12. News: Aid worker says dozens saved from Italian shipwreck . 18 June 2024 . www.bbc.com . 17 June 2024.
  13. News: Alvise Armellini . So close to death: NGO captain recounts migrant sea rescue . 18 June 2024 . Reuters . 18 June 2024.

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