Colibri 2 aircraft from Pilotes Volontaires, flying in the area, confirms via VHF that there is a rubber boat in distress.
08:04
On April 22, the Ocean Viking leaves the port of Syracuse, Sicily.
On April 24, the Ocean Viking rescues 70 people from a rubber boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region.
On April 25, the Ocean Viking rescues 94 people from a rubber boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region following an alert from Alarm Phone. After the rescue, survivors reported twelve people missing after having fallen overboard few hours following their departure from the coast.
On April 26, the Ocean Viking rescues by night 72 people from a rubber boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region following an alert from Alarm Phone.
On April 27, the Ocean Viking rescues 59 people from a black rubber boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region.
On May 3, a patient is medically evacuated from Ocean Viking onto an Italian Coast guard vessel.
On May 4, ITMRCC calls Ocean Viking with instructions to proceed to Pozzallo, Sicily, to disembark 294 remaining survivors.
On May 5, the disembarkation process starts.
On May 6, the 2-day disembarkation process is complete. All 294 survivors have disembarked.
April 22, 2022
April 23, 2022
08:43
Ocean Viking stops to conduct Rhibs drills.
09:24
Ocean Viking resumes patrol.
April 24, 2022
11:59
Ocean Viking informs via email JRCC Tripoli that she is proceeding towards the distress position. No reply.
April 25, 2022
07:42
Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from Alarm Phone to LYJRCC alerting to a boat in distress.
07:54
Ocean Viking acknowledges the message by email and informs the maritime authorities about her intention to proceed towards the target.
08:05
Ocean Viking has a visual contact with a boat potentially in distress.
April 26, 2022
18:15
Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from Alarm Phone alerting LYJRCC to a boat in distress in the Libyan SRR.
18:26
Ocean Viking acknowledges the message by email and informs maritime authorities about her intention to proceed towards the target.
19:35
Ocean Viking has visual contact with the rubber boat, launches rhibs to assess the situation and informes maritime authorities via email.
21:20
Ocean Viking rescues 72 survivors from a rubber boat in distress.
Latitude: 33.57333
Longitude: 012.98666
21:27
Ocean Viking send an email to LYJRCC, with ITMRCC and MTRCC in copy, informing of the rescue completion.
21:50
Ocean Viking resumes navigation.
April 27, 2022
04:55
Ocean Viking spots a rubber boat in the water, possibly in distress.
04:57
Ocean Viking informs maritime authorities about her intention to proceed towards the target.
05:44
Ocean Viking rescues 59 survivors from a rubber boat in distress.
Latitude: 33.019
Longitude: 013.875
05:52
Ocean Viking send an email to LYJRCC, with ITMRCC and MTRCC in copy, informing of the rescue completion.
06:00
Ocean Viking resumes navigation.
April 28, 2022
April 29, 2022
April 30, 2022
May 1, 2022
May 2, 2022
May 3, 2022
18:32
The medical evacuation of one patient, from the Ocean Viking to an Italian Coast guard vessel is completed.
Latitude: 36.12833
Longitude: 015.58166
May 4, 2022
16:14
ITMRCC calls Ocean Viking with instructions to proceed to Pozzallo, Sicily, to disembark 294 survivors.
May 5, 2022
09:30
The Ocean Viking docks in Pozzallo, Sicily.
10:20
Disembarkation of the survivors starts.
16:00
The disembarkation process is suspended for the night. 165 survivors disembarked.
May 6, 2022
09:15
The disembarkation process resumes.
10:25
