OPERATION - 19 - 30 - April 2025

12:42 Ocean Viking departs from Syracuse.

13:28 Ocean Viking starts drills.

17:09 Ocean Viking completes drills.

14:10 Ocean Viking starts drills.

17:08 Ocean Viking completes drills.

12:55 Ocean Viking starts drills.

17:36 Ocean Viking completes drills.

20:20 Ocean Viking starts drills.

21:50 Ocean Viking completes drills.

01:12 Ocean Viking spots an empty grey wooden boat.

07:00 Ocean Viking spots a potential boat in distress.

07:12 Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli. No answer.

07:20 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and Malta RCC in copy), informing about the situation.

07:22 Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli. No answer.

07:25 Ocean Viking completes a first assessment.

Ocean Viking assesses the situation: the white Fiberglass boat is unseaworthy, inapt for navigation in high seas, overcrowded with 60 people on board, all exposed to the elements, no Life Saving Appliances available. Ocean Viking ascertains that the distress phase exists as the persons on board are threatened by graves and imminent danger of being lost and require immediate assistance.

07:38 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and Malta RCC in copy), informing about the first assessment and her intent to assist the persons in distress.

07:50 Ocean Viking completes the rescue operation of 59 persons in distress.

Latitude: 34.2183333
Longitude: 12.716944444444444

07:50 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in cc) to inform about the recue and request a place of safety.

09:54 Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC, assigning Marina di Carrara as the place of safety.

10:25 Ocean Viking emails ITMRCC to acknowledge Marina di Carrara as the assigned place pf safety.

16:29 Ocean Viking receives a distress alert via email from Alarm Phone about distress case.

AP0415-2025

16:44 Ocean Viking calls ITMRCC to ask permission to delay arrival to Marina di Carrara to assess and assist AP0415 if needed. IT MRCC duty officer acknowledges and authorize the delay.

16:46 Ocean Viking calls MRCC Malta to inform about the situation. No answer.

17:02 Ocean Viking emails the competent authorities to inform about the situation.

17:11 Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC authorizing the delay of the ETA in Marina di Carrara.

17:56 Ocean Viking has visual on an overcrowded boat at approximately 2NM distance, the boat is unseaworthy, inapt for navigation in high seas, overcrowded with 67 people on board.

18:05 Ocean Viking emails MRCC Malta (ITMRCC in copy) to inform about the situation.

18:37 Ocean Viking emails MRCC Malta (ITMRCC in copy) the first assessment.

Ocean Viking RHIBs assessed the situation: the fiberglass boat is unseaworthy, inapt for navigation in high seas, overcrowded with about 71 people on board, including children, women, all exposed to the elements, no Life Saving Appliances available. These people are requesting to be rescued. It is ascertained that the distress phase exists as the persons on board are threatened by grave and imminent danger of being lost and require immediate assistance.

18:51 Ocean Viking completes the rescue operation of 67 persons in distress.

Latitude: 35.1144444
Longitude: 12.29138888888889

19:15 Ocean Viking emails MRCC Malta (ITMRCC in copy) to inform about the rescue operation.

06:47 Ocean Viking arrives in Marina di Carrara.

08:08 Disembarkation of the 126 survivors starts.

10:51 Disembarkation is complete.