OPERATION - 21 August- 5 September 2022

15:30 Ocean Viking is in copy of another distress alert sent by Seabird2 via email.

DC586 – Reported distress position: 3455N 012012E

16:12 Ocean Viking assesses the situation: the fiberglass boats are unseaworthy, overcrowded, with about 15 and 10 persons on board, no lifejackets, all exposed to the elements.

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

16:16 Ocean Viking sends an email to MTRCC informing of her intention to evacuate the boat in distress.

16:20 Ocean Viking launches 2 RHIBs.

16:24 Lifejacket distribution starts for one of the two boats in distress.

16:27 Lifejacket distribution boat 1 completed. 1 RHIB starts the evacuation of survivors onboard Ocean Viking.

16:51 14:51 All 15 survivors safely evacuated on Ocean Viking.

Rescue position: 35 06.0N 012 19.8E

Latitude: 35.1
Longitude: 12.33

17:28 Ocean Viking sends an email to MTRCC, with ITMRCC in copy, reporting the completion of the evacuation of 15 persons from a fiberglass boat in distress.

17:30 With two rhibs in the water, Ocean Viking reconfirms the distress situation of a wooden boat previously spotted and assessed by Seabird2.

17:34 Ocean Viking informs MTRCC of the wooden boat in distress and her intention to proceed to the evacuation of the persons onboard.

The wooden boat is unseaworthy, overcrowded, with about 50 people on board, all exposed to the elements.

17:36 Ocean Viking RHIBs start lifejackets distribution.

17:40 Ocean Viking RHIBs complete lifejackets distribution.

17:50 Ocean Viking RHIBs start evacuation of survivors.

17:55 All 47 survivors are safely evacuated on Ocean Viking.

Rescue position: 35 12.1N 012 21.0E

Latitude: 35.20166
Longitude: 12.35

18:06 Ocean Viking sends an email to MTRCC informing of the completion of the evacuation of 47 survivors.

20:18 Ocean Viking spots a wooden boat in distress in the vicinity.

Ocean Viking position: 34 56.7N 012 21.3E

20:24 Ocean Viking stops at a safe distance from the boat in distress and launches one RHIB.

20:28 Ocean Viking RHIB starts lifejackets distribution.

20:30 Ocean Viking RHIB completes lifejackets distribution and starts evacuation.

20:35 All 17 survivors are safely evacuated on Ocean Viking.

Rescue position: 34 56.4N 012 20.8E.

Latitude: 34.94
Longitude: 12.34666

20:48 Ocean Viking informs MTRCC by email, with ITMRCC in copy, of the completion of the evacuation.

23:25 Ocean Viking sends a request for the designation of a Place of Safety to MTRCC and ITMRCC for the 466 survivors onboard via email.

01:30 In reply to her request for assistance in finding a place of safety, Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC denying responsibility of the SAR operations conducted outside of Italian SRR.

ITMRCC is advising Ocean Viking to contact the Flag state SAR authority or the competent SAR authority of the area.

14:57 Ocean Viking sends a request for the designation of a Place of Safety to MTRCC and ITMRCC for the 466 survivors onboard via email.

16:03 In reply to her request for assistance in finding a place of safety, Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC denying responsibility of the SAR operations conducted outside of Italian SRR.

ITMRCC

advises Ocean Viking to contact the Flag state SAR authority or the competent SAR authority of the area.

15:41 Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTRCC in copy, requesting assistance in finding a Place of Safety and facilitate a prompt disembarkation of all 460 survivors currently on board Ocean Viking.

16:49 In reply to her request for assistance in finding a place of safety, Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC denying responsibility of the SAR operations conducted outside of Italian SRR

ITMRCC is advising Ocean Viking to contact the Flag state SAR authority or the competent SAR authority of the area.CloseClose

12:02 Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTRCC in copy, requesting assistance in finding a Place of Safety and facilitate a prompt disembarkation of all 460 survivors currently on board Ocean Viking.

11:49 Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTRCC in copy, requesting assistance in finding a Place of Safety and facilitate a prompt disembarkation of all 460 survivors currently on board Ocean Viking.

13:53 Ocean Viking receives an email by ITMRCC informing that her request for assistance in finding a place of safety for all survivors onboard has been forwarded to the competent national authority.

12:09 Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTRCC in copy, requesting assistance in finding a Place of Safety and facilitate a prompt disembarkation of all 460 survivors currently on board Ocean Viking.

13:38 Ocean Viking receives an email by ITMRCC informing that her request for assistance in finding a place of safety for all survivors onboard has been forwarded to the competent national authority.

12:09 Ocean Viking performs the medical evacuation of a pregnant woman with ITCG Helicopter.

Ocean Viking position: 37 03.3N 015 35.1E

15:32 Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTRCC in copy, requesting assistance in finding a Place of Safety and facilitate a prompt disembarkation of all 459 survivors currently on board Ocean Viking.

17:49 Ocean Viking receives an email by ITMRCC designating Taranto as Place of Safety for the 459 survivors onboard.

Ocean Viking is 26 hours of navigation away from the place of safety.

09:05 Ocean Viking arrives in the port of Taranto, Italy.

10:06 Ocean Viking starts disembarkation of the 459 survivors in the port of Taranto, Italy.

02:25 Ocean Viking completes disembarkation of 459 survivors in the port of Taranto, Italy.

19:18 Ocean Viking leaves the port of Taranto, Italy.