Noon position: 36°24.3′N 014°07.0′E

Wind: SE beaufort 3

Sea state 3

Noon position: 33° 19.2′N 012°46.3′E

Wind: SE beaufort 3

Sea state 3/4

From 15:00, in position 33°23,5’N 012°46,2’E, Ocean Viking (OV) stops to conduct drills. RHIB s are launched for rescue procedure exercises

Wind: E beaufort  3

Sea state 3

At 17:15 drills are complete

Ocean Viking Position: 33° 21.7′ N 012° 42.5′ E

Ocean Viking will continue to update.

She will remain in standby

Distress phase: the boat and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

Rubber boat in position 33°17.5′ N  012°-45.0′ E is marked with “2020 01 24 OV” and left adrift

At position 33°17.8’N 012°45.5’E, with 20 knots of wind and 1.5/2.0 mts of waves, Ocean Viking received last survivors from one of her RIHBs and all 92 survivors are on board

Ocean Viking emails to the Libyan Join Rescue Coordination Center copy to Italian and Maltese Coordination Centers also, as well to EUNAVFORMED sending the Maritime Incident Report and asking for Place of Safety. 92 survivors. 39 men, 15 women and 38 minors, among them 4 pregnant women and 2 babies. Nationalities:  Somalia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Guinea Conakry, Mali; Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Benin and Gambia

I respectfully request that, as the JRCC coordinating, you please provide with the indication of a Place of Safety which fulfils all requirements […]”

Ocean Viking alters course accordingly

Ocean Viking is heading towards the position, about 8 NM away

We will keep you updated”

My ship has the capacity to recover all of the people, to provide medical care and to transfer them to a place of safety in a reasonable period of time.”

Wooden boat (2 engines) in position 33° 15,0′ N 012°29,7 E is marked “2020 01 22 OV” and left adrift

On position   33°14.9’N  012°29.2’E, Ocean Viking received last survivors from one of her RIHBs and all the 59 survivors are on board.

They are urgently asking for help.”

Alan Kurdi is closer to the Alarm phone reported boat in distress in position 33° 25,229 N 012° 30.226′ E. Alan Kurdi is 6,7 NM, Ocean Viking is 9,7 NM. Ocean Viking is ready to render assistance in case of need.

We respectfully request that […] please  provide the indication of a Place of Safety […] which fulfils all requirements under all applicable international laws, where the 151 survivors can be safely and promptly disembarked.”

Fiberglass boat with 72 to 120 or 150 people. Departure from ZAWIYA. New position 34° 21′ E 012° 43.

Ocean Viking acknowledge the message and proceed towards the target. As per previous phone call with MTMRCC duty officer, Ocean Viking will keep updated on the situation

Maltese officer informs that the plane in the area reports a fiber-glass white and red boat in position 34 36N 012 47E, 50 people, 8 knots, bearing 350

“ We received a new position from the people on the boat that left from Zawiyya around 10pm yesterday evening local time (24. January 2020). They say they are around 80 people (including 10 children and 20 women). The latest known position is (from 16.38 CET): 16:38 CET, N 34°41’93”, E 012°48’772″ (in the Malta SAR-Zone) They informed us that their gasoline is finished, and that the wind is increasing. They say the situation is very tense and are afraid of drowning. […]”

Ocean Viking informs that the boat is not underway, and it is drifting.  Maltese MRCC duty officer asks to Ocean Viking to not intervene.

Maltese duty officer gives permission to launch the RHIBs and perform a first assessment from the water, but any case, a Maltese Patrol Vessel will be in the area in two hours to perform the rescue

On position 34 45.1 N 012 49.0 E , Ocean Viking received last survivors from one of her RIHBs and all the 72 survivors are on board.

The transfer to the Maltese Patrol Vessel is not possible because the vessel is engaged in other rescues

White rubber boat in position  33 23N 013 55E with 80 people on board, 3 knots.

Dark green dinghy in position 33 29 N 014 01 E heading NNW with 50/60 People on board, 4 knots,  is reported by Libyan Coast Guard

Rubber boat in position 33 47N 014 54E with 80 people on board, 3 knots heading NNE.

ITMRCC transfer the call to MTMRCC and they ask Ocean Viking to call them back in 10 minutes

Mt RCC gives new position 33 59N 013 51E for the green dark dinghy 10 min ago (case MT 68) and 33 55N  014 00E for the white rubber boat 5 min ago (case MT 67)

On position    34 12.1 N 013 47.0 E , Ocean Viking received last survivors from one of her RIHBs and all the 102 survivors are on board.

Ocean Viking informs about the position of the last rescue and that all the survivors are safely on board

Ocean Viking, in close contact in the last hours with MTMRCC, informs that the best ETA of interception is about 45 minutes

On position  34 27.5 N 014 09.8 E , Ocean Viking received last survivors from one of her RIHBs and all the 82 survivors are on board.

Maltese Officer on duty informs MT Patrol Vessel is 1h20 away, just if needed

Ocean Viking informs rescue completed of 82 survivors and that the previous one were 102 survivors

“At 0130Z Ocean Viking finished the rescue of the light grey rubber boat, 82 survivors in Maltese SRR. Correction on the previous rescue: At 2200Z Ocean Viking finished the rescue of the black rubber boat, 102 survivors in Libya SRR.”

“Female patient severe fuel burn which affect 15% of her body. 2^nd degree burn mainly. Pain management is successful with morphine. She is traveling with her three children (6yo, 8yo and 17yo). For evacuation, medical team recommends her to be transported horizontally.”

“If the situation is deemed as very urgent an aerial medical evacuation can be made available once the aerial asset is readily available (estimate of availability is of 1.5hrs) however due to space restrictions only two patients can be taken on board.  RCC MT for the time being suggests that you continue proceeding north and seek also the assistance of other better able RCCs which may be willing or in a better position to assist.”

MTMRCC request more medical information and confirms MEDEVAC for the patient and her 3 children

“be informed that the Ministry of Interior has assigned TARANTO as port of destination for M/V OCEAN VIKING with 403 POB.”

The 403 survivors are on land

Noon position: 37° 50.0′N 016°03.9′E

Wind: E beaufort 2

Sea state 2

Noon position: 40° 10.3′N 012°36.2′E

Wind: SSW beaufort 2/3

Sea state 2

Noon position: 41° 30.2′N 008°30.2′E

Wind: SW beaufort 3/4

Sea state 2/3