Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Sea Rescue

  • Sea-Eye faces punishment: Ship registered in Germany had to rescue in two distress situations

    Sea-Eye faces punishment: Ship registered in Germany had to rescue in two distress situations

    A decree of the right-wing government in Italy allows rescue operations in a maximum of one case. However, the “Sea-Eye 4” took people from two wooden boats on board. On Tuesday evening, the crew of the ship “Sea-Eye 4” rescued…

  • Libyan Coast Guard: Again shooting instead of rescue

    Libyan Coast Guard: Again shooting instead of rescue

    The EU Commission supports the Libyan Coast Guard financially and with equipment. In at least five cases, the units have used firearms in maritime distress cases outside their territorial waters. Once again, the Libyan Coast Guard has threatened people in…

  • EU aerial surveillance for Libya makes Tripoli coastguard doing the “dirty work”

    EU aerial surveillance for Libya makes Tripoli coastguard doing the “dirty work”

    The European border agency observes boats with refugees from the air and lets them be brought back to North Africa. A new report by human rights organisations criticises this as “Airborne Complicity”. The European Union has withdrawn ships from the…

  • LeaveNoOneBehind project: An app for the right to asylum

    LeaveNoOneBehind project: An app for the right to asylum

    The project “Claim Asylum EU” aims to help people seeking protection in the European Union. This is necessary because the border authorities at the EU’s external borders are breaking international law on a massive scale. In the 1951 Geneva Convention…

  • Space-Eye: Satellite surveillance from underneath

    Space-Eye: Satellite surveillance from underneath

    High-resolution images from earth observation could help with non-governmental sea rescues in the Mediterranean. However, these have to be purchased from commercial providers, because openly accessible images from EU satellites are of low quality. An initiative now wants to enrich…

  • German project: Drones for non-governmental maritime rescue

    German project: Drones for non-governmental maritime rescue

    Searchwing has developed a waterproof drone that can be hand-launched from a ship. In a two-hour mission, the aircraft flies up to 120 kilometres. For real-time transmission, members are working on a new model. In the Mediterranean, EU agencies use…