SOS MEDITERRANEE
SOS MEDITERRANEE marks ten years of civilian search and rescue at sea.
Today we release our ten-year report: what happened, why it happened, and what is still at stake after a decade of rescue, w...
During Rotation 45 aboard the Ocean Viking (January–February 2026), photographer Tess Barthes turned her lens toward one of the most silent yet decisive roles on deck: the lookout.
The lookout ...
On 17 January 2026, we were requested to assist with the evacuation of 44 people rescued by the merchant vessel SIDER. We had no precise information about their medical condition, only that they we...
"I love the piano because I see it as expressing what is inside me. I release all the negative energy into the piano, and I did the same when I was in Sudan. When I play, I think about my family an...
Recordings on the bridge of the Ocean Viking during the shooting of 24/08 testify about the attack from Libyan Coast Guard without prior warning. It highlights the lack of support from authorities ...
We're working to get back to sea - because people are still risking everything, and their stories must be heard. With rescue ships detained and silenced, we’re one of the last witnesses out there. ...
We're working to get back to sea - because people are still risking everything, and their stories must be heard. With rescue ships detained and silenced, we’re one of the last witnesses out there. ...
Crew members were scattered around the Ocean Viking when it was being shot massively by Libyan Coast Guard on August 24th.
They recall their thoughts as they struggled to take shelter and protect ...
Crew members were scattered around the Ocean Viking when it was being shot massively by Libyan Coast Guard on August 24th.
They recall their thoughts as they struggled to take shelter and protect ...
On August 24th 2025, at 15:03 local time, SOS MEDITERRANEE search and rescue vessel MV Ocean Viking was deliberately targeted in a shooting by the Libyan Coast Guard. Although no one was physicall...
🗣 The crew on board our rescue ship the Ocean Viking is made up of humanitarians, seafarers, rescuers, medical staff, and cultural mediators who come from more than two dozen countries, from Japan ..
Syed, a 35 year-old man from Pakistan, spent five years in Libya including two in detention in complete isolation. During these two years he had to go through a cycle of violence, physical and psy...
On March 13, 2024, our team rescued 25 people from a rubber boat that had been drifting for a week without rescue and without food or water. The extremely weakened survivors told us that at least 6...
„No matter the circumstances, we must remember that access to safety and medical care is a fundamental human right that must be upheld for all. Our mission is driven by the belief that every life i...
"A Country in Focus" is a new series of reports. Since 2016, SOS MEDITERRANEE has rescued 41,383 people from nearly 50 countries. These reports offer an insight into the reasons why men, women and ...
"A Country in Focus" is a new series of reports. Since 2016, SOS MEDITERRANEE has rescued 41,383 people from nearly 50 countries. These reports offer an insight into the reasons why men, women and ...
"A Country in Focus" is a new series of reports. Since 2016, SOS MEDITERRANEE has rescued 41,383 people from nearly 50 countries. These reports offer an insight into the reasons why men, women and ...
"Why all this? Just for a dignified life?"
On January 28, seven-year-old Rahaf lost her life after being rescued in the central #Mediterranean by the #OceanViking. Just hours after her passing, h...
On 27 January 2025, our rescue ship the Ocean Viking saved 92 people in distress off the coast of Malta. Among them was a seven year-old Syrian girl who went into cardiac arrest. After 45 gut-wrenc...
2024: A year in pictures from the central Mediterranean with the # Ocean Viking. Powerful moments capturing rescues of 1,948 women, men, and children, shipwrecks, human rights violations and solida...