Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTJRCC and and LYJRCC in copy, requesting a Place of Safety for the 122 remaining rescued persons onboard.
08:40
This online logbook intends to provide information on the past and ongoing operations of the Ocean Viking. The logbook entries are not updated live but as regularly as possible by our teams who are currently engaged in search and rescue operations at sea.
SITUATION RECAP
Last update: 20/09/2021 at 15:04 (All times in UTC + 2 hours/CEST)
On September 6, Ocean Viking arrives in Marseille, France.
On September 13, Ocean Viking leaves the port of Marseille.
On September 18, Ocean Viking rescues 25 people in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region and sends a subsequent request for a Place of Safety to maritime authorities.
On September 19 morning, Ocean Viking rescues 33 people in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region. In the evening, Ocean Viking rescues 58 people in distress in the Maltese Search and Rescue Region. Ocean Viking sends two requests for a Place of Safety to maritime authorities.
On September 20, Ocean Viking conducts a night rescue of 13 people in the early morning. In the morning, 2 persons were medically evacuated from the Ocean Viking by the Italian coastguard with 4 family members. Ocean Viking sends a fourth request for a Place of Safety for the remaining 123 survivors onboard.
On September 21, Ocean Vking sends a fifth request for a Place of Safety for the 123 survivors onboard.
On September 23, at midday one person is medically evacuated from the Ocean Viking by the Italian coastguard. Following the medevac, Ocean Viking sends a sixth request for a Place of Safety for the remaining 122 survivors onboard. On the evening, Ocean Viking receives the instructions from ITMRCC to disembark the 122 survivors in Augusta, Italy.
On September 24, Ocean Viking arrives in the port of Augusta.
On September 25, all the 122 remaining survivors disembark from Ocean Viking. Crew is notified of a 10-day quarantine ordered by Italian health authorities.
October 7, 2021
October 5, 2021
18:30
Ocean Viking leaves the port of Augusta.
15:10
Ocean Viking is granted free pratique.
08:10
Ocean Viking is moored at Augusta port.
07:30
Ocean Viking’s anchor is up.
September 25, 2021
17:30
Ocean Viking is anchored in Augusta inner harbor roadster.
17:00
Ocean Viking leaves berth to move at the anchorage for quarantine.
15:38
Ocean Viking is notified of a 10-day quarantine ordered by Italian health authorities.
14:06
The disembarkation of the 122 survivors is completed.
10:46
The disembarkation of the 122 survivors starts in Augusta, Sicily.
September 24, 2021
22:00
Ocean Viking is moored in Augusta port.
20:56
Anchor is up, Ocean Viking is moving to berth.
15:05
Ocean Viking drops the anchor at the Augusta inner harbor.
September 23, 2021
19:25
Ocean Viking receives the instructions from ITMRCC to disembark the 122 survivors in Augusta, Italy.
September 21, 2021
September 20, 2021
04:00
All RHIBs are recovered on board. Rescue operation completed.
03:52
Ocean Viking completes the rescue of the boat in distress: 13 survivors are safely brought onboard.
Latitude: 35.1667
Longitude: 12.335
03:20
Ocean Viking sends an email to RCC Malta to report the situation.
01:35
Ocean Viking calls RCC Malta via Satellite Phone to report the situation. RCC Malta does not answer the phone.
September 19, 2021
20:51
Ocean Viking calls RCC Malta via Satellite Phone to update the situation. RCC Malta does not answer the phone.
20:42
Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress: 58 survivors are safely brought onboard.
Latitude: 34.78389
Longitude: 012.50000
20:20
Ocean Viking sends an email to RCC Malta to report the situation.
20:10
Rescue of the wooden boat in distress starts.
19:54
Ocean Viking calls RCC Malta via Satellite Phone to report the situation. RCC Malta does not answer the phone.
10:31
Ocean Viking sends an email to JRCC Tripoli, with ITMRCC and RCC Malta in copy, to inform that she is heading to the last reported position of the two distress cases.
10:20
Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli via Satellite Phone to report the situation. JRCC Tripoli does not answer the phone.
08:55
Ocean Viking sends an email to JRCC Tripoli (with ITMRCC and RCC Malta in copy) to report completion of rescue operation.
08:40
All RHIBs recovered on board Ocean Viking. Rescue operation completed. Ocean Viking resumes navigation.
08:26
Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress: 33 survivors are safely brought onboard.
Latitude: 33.53361
Longitude: 011.91750
07:58
Rescue of the wooden boat in distress starts.
07:56
Ocean Viking informs JRCC Tripoli (with ITMRCC and RCC Malta in copy) that the assessed wooden boat requires immediate assistance.
07:50
Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli via Satellite Phone to report the situation. JRCC Tripoli does not answer the phone.
07:41
Ocean Viking launches RHIBs Easy 1 and Easy 2 in the water to assess the distress case.
07:40
Ocean Viking sends a situation report about the distress case to JRCC Tripoli (with ITMRCC and RCC Malta in copy).
07:31
Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli via Satellite Phone to inform about the distress case. JRCC Tripoli does not answer the phone
September 18, 2021
12:35
Ocean Viking sends an email to JRCC Tripoli (with ITMRCC and RCC Malta in copy) to report completion of rescue operation.
12:33
All RHIBs recovered on board Ocean Viking. Rescue operation completed. Ocean Viking resumes navigation.
12:09
Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress: 25 survivors are safely brought onboard.
Latitude: 33.40222
Longitude: 012.26806
11:56
Rescue of the wooden boat in distress starts.
11:55
Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli via Satellite Phone to report the situation. JRCC Tripoli does not answer the phone.
10:58
Ocean Viking informs JRCC Tripoli via email (in copy MT RCC and IT MRCC) of her proceeding towards the distress position.
10:56
Ocean Viking receives an email from Pilotes Volontaires (addressed to MT RCC and IT MRCC) requesting assistance for a boat in distress, same distress case reported by Seabird.
10:32
Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli via Satellite Phone to report the distress case. JRCC Tripoli does not answer the phone.
September 16, 2021
21:35
All RHIBs recovered. Training complete. Ocean Viking resumes navigation.
September 15, 2021
16:40
All RHIBs recovered. Ocean Viking resumes navigation.
September 14, 2021
17:10
All RHIBs recovered. Ocean Viking resumes navigation.
11:25
All RHIBs recovered. Training completed.
September 13, 2021
13:20
Ocean Viking leaves the port of Marseille.
September 3, 2021
May 16, 2021
April 7, 2021
February 26, 2021
July 22, 2020
July 7, 2020
February 23, 2020
January 24, 2020
January 17, 2020
December 20, 2019
November 28, 2019
November 19, 2019
October 30, 2019
October 16, 2019
October 8, 2019
September 24, 2019
September 14, 2019
August 23, 2019
December 31, 2018
12:00
Aquarius is returned to its owner as the charter party terminates
December 12, 2018
September 30, 2018
August 17, 2018
August 15, 2018
June 17, 2018
