SOS MEDITERRANEE @SOSMedIntl

European Organisation for the Rescue of Lives at Sea. Updates from our Search and Rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean #OceanViking #TogetherForRescue sosmediterranee.org Central Mediterranean Joined April 2018

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SOS MEDITERRANEE @SOSMedIntl

5 days ago

🚨Once again, a civilian rescue ship has come under live fire from the Libyan Coast Guard - this time @seawatch_intl. Just one month after Ocean Viking was attacked, this is no longer isolated. It’s a pattern. EU-backed violence must end. #StopTheViolence 📸Laszlo Randelzhofer

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6 days ago

🚨The @gbsumudflotilla - a peaceful, unarmed humanitarian mission - has been attacked in intl. waters while delivering aid to Gaza. We stand united with the flotilla & call on the international community to act. Protect civilians. Protect humanitarian missions. End the siege.

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2 weeks ago

Another avoidable horror at sea💔 Two shipwrecks in two days. Over a hundred lives feared to be lost. These aren’t isolated tragedies - they reflect the violence forcing people to flee and the misconduct of coordinated rescue missions. These were people trying to reach safety.

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2 weeks ago

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2 weeks ago

On 05/09, Italian authorities grounded @PVolontaires’ Colibri 2 for 20 days and fined them €100,000 - for upholding maritime law & help saving lives. It further restricts already limited rescue capacity in the Central Mediterranean. A grounded aircraft means more lives lost.

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3 weeks ago

"In a sea of silence, abandonment and violence, they offer the rarest thing: someone is still looking for you. […] That your life matters." Journalist @AlexHowlett2 was onboard the #OceanViking during 2 rescues and the shootings by Libyan Coast Guard.👇 service95.com/the-reality-of…

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3 weeks ago

Crew members were scattered around the Ocean Viking when it was being shot massively by Libyan Coast Guard on the 24/08. They recall their thoughts as they struggled to take shelter and protect the 87 survivors onboard, while bullets were targeting them all around the ship.

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3 weeks ago

We express our full solidarity to the crew of the @GlobalSumudFlot , which was targeted by a drone attack last night in Tunisian waters. Every attacks against civilians, especially humanitarians, is a violation of International law. Those responsible should face consequences.

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4 weeks ago

Recordings on the bridge of the Ocean Viking during the shooting of 24/08 testify about the attack from Libyan Coast Guard without prior warning. It highlights the lack of support from authorities who failed to protect 121crew and survivors onboard. youtu.be/8OMiem2kM-I

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Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs @MaryLawlorhrds

4 weeks ago

The 24 Aug attack on the #OceanViking by the Libyan Coastguard, funded by the EU&Italy, is only the latest attack against human rights defenders in the Central Med. It is designed to stop their work & leave the sea clear for the rights of those seeking to cross it to be violated…

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a month ago

After being stuck on board for days, the crew on #OceanViking is finally disembarking, as the health authorities lift the isolation they had imposed. Time for them to rest and recover from an horrific experience, allowed by European complicity. Our hearts are with them.

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a month ago

4days after the Libyan CG attack, our crew is still stranded onboard due to lengthy and unorthodox health protocols. Their #mentalhealth is impacted: they are in the same site of the traumatic event.Immediate support and disembarkation are urgently needed. sosmediterranee.org/four-days-afte…

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a month ago

“It is unacceptable that the EU funds and collaborates with extremely violent partners who attack humanitarian workers and survivors, directly threatening their lives.” Ayla, Deputy SAR Coordinator from the bridge where dozens of bullets were found after the Libyan CG attack.

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a month ago

🚨Yesterday, 87 survivors disembarked safely in #Augusta, mostly people from #Sudan fleeing war and persecution. After all they have been through they had to face the armed attacks of our rescue ship by Libyan Coast Guard. Even our humanitarian ship is no longer a safe place.

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a month ago

🔴 Update: Following Italian authorities’ request, #OceanViking is heading to Augusta instead of Syracuse to disembark the 87 survivors.

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SOS MEDITERRANEE @SOSMedIntl

a month ago

Yesterday, our teams and survivors on the Ocean Viking were deliberately shot at by Libyan Coast Guard, on a vessel gifted by Italy. We demand a full investigation into these horrifying events and an immediate end to all European collaboration with Libya. sosmediterranee.org/sos-med-libyan…

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SOS MEDITERRANEE @SOSMedIntl

a month ago

Today at 3pm, the #OceanViking has been deliberately and violently attacked in intl. waters by the Libyan Coast Guard, who fired hundreds of shots at our ship. The 87 survivors and crew on board were not wounded. We are currently working on a detailed reconstruction of events.