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List of migrant and refugee rescue ships operating in the Mediterranean Sea names ships run by NGOs due to the migration across the Mediterranean Sea. They were chartered or bought specifically for this purpose.[1][2]
List
editSorted by name:
| Ship | Organization | Flag | Length | Comment | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarius | SOS Mediterranee / Médecins Sans Frontières |  Gibraltar
|
77 m | Mission ended in December 2018[3] | _(Ship)_02_by-RaBoe_2012.jpg)
|
| Bourbon Argos[4] | Médecins Sans Frontières |  Luxembourg
|
69 m | Mission stopped in August 2017. | |
| Golfo Azzurro | Proactiva Open Arms |  Panama
|
40 m | ||
| VOS Hestia | Save the Children |  Italy
|
59 m | Stopped operations in October 2017[5] | |
| Iuventa[6] | Jugend Rettet |  Netherlands
|
33 m | Seized on allegation of cooperation with migrant smugglers. | |
| Lifeline (ex Sea-Watch 2) |
Mission Lifeline | Netherlands
|
32 m | 
| |
| Louise Michel | none |  Germany
|
30,3 m | active since August 2020[7] | 
|
| Mare Jonio | Mediterranea Saving Humans | Italy
|
37,5m | active since October 2018[8] | |
| Minden | Lifeboat Project | Germany
|
23 m | stopped operations[5] | 
|
| Open Arms | Proactiva Open Arms |  Spain
|
37 m | Active[9] | 
|
| Phoenix | Migrant Offshore Aid Station |  Belize
|
40 m | ||
| VOS Prudence | Médecins Sans Frontières Belgique | Italy
|
75 m | Stopped operations in Oct. 2017[5] | |
| Sea-Eye | Sea-Eye | Netherlands
|
26 m | Stopped operations after contestation of NL flag and seizure in Malta in July 2018[5] | 
|
| Sea-Watch | Mare Liberum | Germany
|
21 m | Since 2017 no longer rescue ship but monitors the Aegean[10] | |
| Sea-Watch 3 | Sea-Watch | Netherlands
|
50 m | 
| |
| Sea-Watch 4 | Sea-Watch | Germany
|
60,7 m | active since August 2020 | 
|
| Seefuchs | Sea-Eye | Netherlands
|
26 m | Stopped SAR operations in 2018. It was then donated to PROEM-AID and renamed ‘Life’.[5] | 
|
References
edit- ^ "Seenotrettung im Mittelmeer – Helfer sind Opfer einer fatalen Dynamik". ZEIT Online (in German). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
- ^ Cusumano, Eugenio; Villa, Matteo (2020-09-09). "From "Angels" to "Vice Smugglers": the Criminalization of Sea Rescue NGOs in Italy". European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. doi:10.1007/s10610-020-09464-1. ISSN 1572-9869.
- ^ "MSF ship Aquarius ends migrant rescues in Mediterranean". BBC News. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "On the boat saving refugee lives on the deadliest sea crossing in the world". The Independent. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ a b c d e "2019 update - NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and criminal investigations". European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Migrant rescue crew of Iuventa awarded human rights prize". InfoMigrants. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ Berlin, Lorenzo Tondo Maurice Stierl in (2020-08-28). "Banksy-funded boat nears 'state of emergency' as it shelters 200 people". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Rescue ship Mare Ionio back at sea for eighth mission". InfoMigrants. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ November 08; 2020. "Humanitarian ship Open Arms resumes rescue operations". Majalat. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mare Liberum: human rights monitoring at peril in the Aegean". SAROBMED. Retrieved 2020-11-16.