Rescue Boat Aquarius

They can carry hundreds of people and when they.

Rescue boat aquarius. The aquarius is a special purpose ship chartered by sos mediterranee a european maritime and humanitarian organisation and medecins sans frontieres to rescue migrants and refugees in trouble at. But the former fishery protection vessel built in bremen germany is robust enough to face the torrid waves. Not only has europe failed to provide dedicated.

The crew of the aquarius listening in stiffened with concern. It has been chartered and operated since february 2016 by the ngos sos mediterranee and medecins sans frontieres as a rescue vessel for migrants and refugees making the mediterranean crossing in makeshift craft from libya to italy as part of the european migrant crisis. The aquarius a humanitarian rescue boat chartered by sos mediterranee and operated in partnership with medecins sans frontieres msf rescued 73 people from an overcrowded rubber boat in international waters off libya on saturday 12 may.

The solidarity boat that sets sail to rescue refugees a 25 person crew seafarers rescue workers doctors and nurses coordinates the operation on the boat which can take up to 500 shipwrecked refugees. The 40 year old mv aquarius is one such rescue ship. Aquarius started as a specialist in fibreglass boats.

Last year there were five groups running rescue ships. The aquarius was the last charity rescue ship operating off of libya. Since 1995 aquarius has been designing manufacturing and testing military crafts yachts lifeboats rescue boat davits fire doors and buoyant apparatus in india in fact almost all things nautical.

A wooden boat presents a far greater rescue challenge than the usual rubber dinghy. The mv aquarius dignitus formerly aquarius 2 and aquarius is a 1977 built dual flagged search and rescue vessel which has been used to rescue refugees and illegal migrants stranded in the mediterranean sea since 2016. The aquarius rescue vessel was however caught in a dramatic standoff over the weekend that saw italy and malta refuse to allow it to dock.

Supplies will be received shortly from an italian vessel. The aquarius which is jointly operated by sos mediterranee and doctors beyond borders known by its french acronym msf rescued 629 people from the mediterranean sea and remained unable to dock.