RESQSHIP is a German charity based in Hamburg, with further branches in Freiburg, Mainz and Augsburg,[1] founded in 2017.[2]

The Non-Governmental Organisation has been operating the 14-metre (46 ft) sailing yacht Josefa [3] primarily to observe and monitor the situation off the Libyan coast.[4][5] 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.[6][7] Josefa is named for a woman rescued from the sea by the NGO Proactiva Open Arms.[8]

According to RESQSHIP, during 2019, the Josefa carried out nine rescue missions.[9]

In May 2021 Josefa was replaced with a newer and larger (18 m or 59 ft) ketch, the Nadir .[9][2] 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[3] with the Nadir.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 "Social medicine doctor prepares for Mediterranean mission". tellerreport.com. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Missionsbericht" [Mission report]. resqship.org (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "EXPLAINER | Migration: Where search and rescue NGOs are this week". Malta Today. 24 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Charity ship takes on 34 migrants off Libya, rejects port". abcnews.go.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Latest: Malta lets 5 more refugees in, still blocks ship". abcnews.go.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. 1 2 3 "Italy agrees to take 86 migrants rescued by German ship 'Nadir'". infomigrants.net. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "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.
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