ONBOARD SOS MEDITERRANEE Activities and observations of our rescue ship in the Central Mediterranean
September 14, 2023
September 10, 2023
08:55

Ocean Viking completed the recovery operation of 68 persons in distress.

Latitude: 33.2
Longitude: 012.26
August 28, 2023
August 25, 2023
13:09

Ocean Viking completes the recovery of 18 people in distress from an small unseaworthy wooden boat.

Latitude: 35.0273
Longitude: 012.00183
12:50

Ocean Viking completes the recovery of 42 people in distress from an unseaworthy rubber boat.

Latitude: 35.273
Longitude: 012.018
09:49

Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC with instruction to head towards the Place of Safety upon completion of SAR operation as instructed by CG PV DATTILO. At this time, MV Ocean Viking is still engaged in SAR operations

09:15

Ocean Viking completes the recovery of 31 people in distress from an unseaworthy iron boat.

Latitude: 35.0273
Longitude: 012.0183
07:35

Ocean Viking completes the recovery of 20 people in distress from an unseaworthy wooden boat.

Latitude: 35.3
Longitude: 012.2005
05:35

Ocean Viking completes the recovery of 43 people in distress from an unseaworthy iron boat.

04:55

Ocean Viking completes the recovery of 14 people in distress from a small unseaworthy wooden boat.

Latitude: 35.0266
Longitude: 012.015
August 24, 2023
14:20

Ocean Viking completes the recovery of 49 survivors.

Latitude: 33.5
Longitude: 012.25
11:32

Evacuation of 110 survivors from an overcrowded rubber boat and 113 survivors from an overcrowded wooden boat onto Ocean Viking is completed. 

Latitude: 33.483
Longitude: 012.383
August 14, 2023
July 11, 2023
July 7, 2023
May 26, 2023
April 28, 2023
17:20

Ocean Viking completes the evacuation of 29 persons in distress.

Latitude: 35.2500000
Longitude: 17.0166667
11:26

Ocean Viking completes the evacuation of 59 people in distress. Ocean Viking calls ITMRCC to inform about the above situation. ITMRCC instructs Ocean Viking to proceed to the last distress case recieved.

Latitude: 34.8333333
Longitude: 16.4500000
April 27, 2023
April 21, 2023
02:00

Ocean Viking completes the recovery operation of the persons in distress. 29 shipwrecked persons have been safely brought on board Ocean Viking. Empty Fiberglass boat, white colour, two outboard engines left adrift in this position.

Latitude: 36.16
Longitude: 15.20
April 4, 2023
April 1, 2023
March 25, 2023
January 11, 2023
December 27, 2022
November 12, 2022
November 10, 2022
11:55

Three patients and one relative are medically evacuated by helicopter from Ocean Viking by the French authorities.

October 26, 2022
October 25, 2022
October 23, 2022
October 22, 2022
September 2, 2022
August 29, 2022
August 25, 2022
July 4, 2022
21:24

Rescue operation is completed, 15 people are safely recovered onboard Ocean Viking.

Latitude: 34.5
Longitude: 013.22
July 3, 2022
July 1, 2022
June 30, 2022
June 27, 2022
June 26, 2022
June 24, 2022
May 31, 2022
May 29, 2022
May 6, 2022
10:25

Disembarkation of 294 survivors in Pozzalo, Sicily, is completed.

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
April 27, 2022
05:44

Ocean Viking rescues 59 survivors from a rubber boat in distress.

Latitude: 33.019
Longitude: 013.875
April 26, 2022
April 25, 2022
March 27, 2022
February 14, 2022
12:30

Ocean Viking rescues 19 persons in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region.

Latitude: 34.18333333
Longitude: 12.60000000
February 13, 2022
11:00

Ocean Viking rescues 25 people from a fiberglass boat in distress in the Maltese Search and Rescue Region.

Latitude: 34.81916667
Longitude: 12.03388889
08:25

Ocean Viking rescues 22 persons from distress at sea in the Maltese Search and Rescue Region.

Latitude: 35.06777778
Longitude: 12.18444444
01:58

Ocean Viking completes a rescue of 88 people.

Latitude: 34.25111111
Longitude: 11.63444444
February 12, 2022
18:15

Ocean Viking rescues 93 persons from distress in the Maltese SRR.

Latitude: 34.98583333
Longitude: 12.73388889
December 25, 2021
December 16, 2021
07:30

All 114 survivors are safely onboard Ocean Viking. The rescue is completed.

Latitude: 33.351944
Longitude: 12.367778
November 12, 2021
November 7, 2021
16:18

A MEDEVAC of one patient along with one relative is completed.

November 6, 2021
17:38

A MEDEVAC of two patients along with 4 relatives is completed.

November 4, 2021
19:08

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of 69 persons from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Libyan SRR.

Latitude: 34.21888889
Longitude: 12.01750000
November 3, 2021
14:13

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of 105 persons from an overcrowded wooden boat.

Latitude: 33.66833333
Longitude: 13.58527778
November 2, 2021
13:06

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a rubber boat in distress: 94 persons are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 33.65138889
Longitude: 14.23527778
03:22

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress: 44 survivors are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 33.26722222
Longitude: 14.26722222
October 5, 2021
September 23, 2021
September 20, 2021
03:52

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of the boat in distress: 13 survivors are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 35.1667
Longitude: 12.335
September 19, 2021
20:10

Rescue of the wooden boat in distress starts.

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
September 18, 2021
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
September 3, 2021
August 6, 2021
17:20

The medical evacuation of one patient, from the Ocean Viking to an Italian Coast guard vessel is completed.

Latitude: 36.445
Longitude: 015.34
August 5, 2021
August 3, 2021
13:17

A medical evacuation of a female patient and her partner from Ocean Viking onto Italian Coast guard vessel is completed.

Latitude: 35.37
Longitude: 013.00
August 1, 2021
July 31, 2021
18:20

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress. 21 survivors are safely brought onboard Ocean Viking.

Latitude: 33.428
Longitude: 012.395
15:50

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress. 64 people are safely brought onboard Ocean Viking.

Latitude: 33.645
Longitude: 012.213
12:40

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a rubber boat in distress. 54 people are safely brought onboard Ocean Viking.

Latitude: 33.29
Longitude: 012.117
July 5, 2021
03:23

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a large wooden boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region: 369 people are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 34.13667
Longitude: 012.18167
July 4, 2021
14:53

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress in the Maltese SRR: 71 people are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 34.63833
Longitude: 012.81
07:05

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of the wooden boat in the Maltese SRR: 67 survivors are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 34.43333
Longitude: 012.41667
July 3, 2021
20:55

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a fibreglass boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region: 21 survivors are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 34.133333
Longitude: 012.06
July 1, 2021
20:33

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress: 14 survivors are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 34.69167
Longitude: 012.015
18:06

Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress: 30 survivors are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 34.41733
Longitude: 12.03767
May 16, 2021
April 27, 2021
11:45

The rescue is complete. 236 survivors are safely recovered onboard Ocean Viking from two rubber boats.

Latitude: 33.334722
Longitude: 12.6175
April 7, 2021
March 20, 2021
March 18, 2021
February 26, 2021
February 6, 2021
January 23, 2021
11:37

ITMRCC contacts Ocean Viking by phone and gives authorisation for the MEDEVAC.

January 22, 2021
July 22, 2020
July 7, 2020
June 29, 2020
23:21

Medevac completed. Patient on board Italian Coastguard Vessel

Latitude: 35.583262
Longitude: 012.904261
February 23, 2020
February 19, 2020
February 18, 2020
December 23, 2019
December 22, 2019
December 20, 2019
December 4, 2019
November 28, 2019
22:11

Rescue of wooden boat completed, 60 survivors onboard Ocean Viking: 40 men, 2 women and 18 minors

Latitude: 33.78
Longitude: 13.98
November 21, 2019
November 20, 2019
November 19, 2019
October 30, 2019
09:50

Ocean Viking commences disembarkation of survivors

Latitude: 36.70
Longitude: 14.83
October 16, 2019
09:00

Ocean Viking arrives in Taranto Port

Latitude: 40.47
Longitude: 17.22
September 24, 2019
August 23, 2019