OPERATION - 26 July - 6 August 2025

07:53 Ocean Viking departs from Syracuse.

09:21 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email sent by Sea Watch’s aircraft Seabird 2 to MRCC Tunisia (ITMRCC, MRCC Malta and LYRCC in copy), informing vessel Port Fukuoka has acknowledged the Mayday Relay from Seabird 2 for an urgent distress case in their vicinity. Informing of people in the water.

11:05 Ocean Viking is in copy of en email from Seabird 2 to MRCC Tunisia (ITMRCC, LYJRCC and MRCC Malta in copy) informing vessel Port Fukuoka rescued people from distress case but iron boat capsized and 18 people are in the water. Calling for immediate assistance.

14:30 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from Seabird 2 to MRCC Tunisia (ITMRCC, MRCC Malta and LYJRCC in copy), informing vessel Port Fukuoka was able to recover most of the people from the water and that their aircraft has been searching for the missing person without success.

16:28 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email by vessel Port Fukuoka to ITMRCC (MRCC Malta and LYJRCC in copy) requesting Place of Safety after having rescued survivors over 24h earlier.

01:45 Ocean Viking receives an email from vessel Port Fukuoka requesting assistance.

10:00 Ocean Viking calls MRCC Tunisia asking intentions to coordinate the case to a Place of Safety. MRCC Tunisia referring to Libyan JRCC for coordination while admitting vessel Port Fukuoka in Tunisian SRR.

10:13 Ocean Viking calls ITMRCC explaining attempt to call MRCC Tunisia regarding coordination of the case rescued by Port Fukuoka. Requesting permission to send medical team onboard to assess and assist.

10:19 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from vessel Port Fukuoka to LYJRCC (MRCC Malta, ITMRCC in copy) requesting transfer of survivors onto the Ocean Viking.

18:53 Ocean Viking receives an email from International Radio Medical Centre (C.I.R.M.) advising medevac for 9-months pregnant woman onboard vessel port Fukuoka if no possibility to transship to Ocean Viking.

19:34 Ocean Viking emails and calls MRCC Malta for coordination of medevac of pregnant woman. No answer.

20:05 Ocean Viking emails ITMRCC acknowledging they are coordinating the case as they instructed vessel Port Fukuoka to head to Lampedusa for Medevac, and that Ocean Viking will resume her intended voyage.

20:48 Ocean Viking calls vessel Port Fukuoka on VHF to inform ending its standby support remaining available for remote support if needed.

22:01 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in copy) to share they were in copy of a distress alert sent by email by Alarm Phone, and that Ocean Viking is proceeding towards the last known position.

05:37 After several calls attempts, Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC to inform having identified echoes which could be related to distress case.

07:04 Ocean Viking emails LYRCC (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in copy) informing about having found an empty rubber boat and considers this case closed.

09:28 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from Seabird 2 to LYJRCC (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in copy) informing about a distress case and requesting immediate assistance.

09:37 Ocean Viking calls LYJRCC via Sat Phone to require coordination for the search of the distress case close to its position and offers assistance to support the people in distress. Upon receiving acknowledgment and coordination of LYJRCC to assist, Ocean Viking proceeds towards the target to provide first assistance.

10:10 Ocean Viking receives an updated position of the distress case via VHF from Seabird 2 overflying the scene.

10:16 Ocean Viking spots an unseaworthy and overcrowded black rubber boat with about 40 people on board, corresponding to the distress case. Ocean Viking prepares RHIBs to be launched for closer assessment.

10:20 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in copy) to confirm visual of the distress case spotted by Seabird 2.

10:43 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in copy) to share the final assessment of the distress case.

11:00 Ocean Viking completes the recovery operation of the 37 persons in distress.

Latitude: 33.25
Longitude: 13.7

11:04 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in copy) to confirm complete recovery of the survivors and to requesting a Place of Safety.

13:53 Ocean Viking overhears a Mayday alert from aircraft Eagle 1 reporting a rubber boat adrift with about 50 people on board.

14:03 Ocean Viking emails MRCC Malta (ITMRCC in copy) to inform it changes course towards Mayday alert reported by Eagle 1.

14:04 Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC assigning Ravenna as Place of Safety.

14:05 Ocean Viking receives permission to delay navigation towards Ravenna in order to assess this case and assist as needed.

14:43 Ocean Viking emails ITMRCC to request a closer Place of Safety.

15:40 Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC informing that the distress case reported by Eagle 1 will be rescued by CP, and instructing Ocean Viking to proceed to Ravenna without further delay.

15:57 Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC denying a closer Place of Safety.

19:29 Ocean Viking is docked in Ravenna.

19:48 Disembarkation of the 37 survivors starts.

20:00 Disembarkation is complete.