OPERATION - 26 October - 12 November 2021

15:15 Ocean Viking leaves the port of Naples, Italy.

20:03 Ocean Viking stops to perform night drills at sea.

Ocean Viking stops in position 40 18.6’N 014 10.8’E to perform drills at sea. RHIBs Easy 1, Easy 2 and Easy 3 are launched.

22:00 All RHIBs recovered. Training complete. Ocean Viking resumes navigation.

18:12 Ocean Viking moors in the port of Augusta, Sicily.

14:05 Ocean Viking leaves the port of Augusta, Sicily.

19:30 Ocean Viking stops to perform drills at sea.

At 1930 in position 36°28,44N 015°02,62E, Ocean Viking stops to conduct drills at sea. RHIB Easy 1 is launched.

19:52 Ocean Viking resumes navigation.

At 19:52 in position 36°28,18N 015°02,32E, Ocean Viking recovers RHIB Easy 1 and resumes navigation.

08:02 Ocean Viking stops to conduct drills at sea.

At 08.02, Ocean Viking stops in position 36°31’6N 013°02’4E to conduct drills at sea.

11:30 Ocean Viking resumes navigation.

At 11.30, at position 36°31’7N 013°03’6E Ocean Viking completes drills, recovers three RHIBs and resumes navigation.

02:35 Crew members on Ocean Viking spot a boat in distress at a distance of 0.1 NM.

In position 33°15’9 N 014°15’9 E, a wooden boat in distress is spotted in proximity of the Ocean Viking from the aft deck of the ship. Persons on board the boat in distress are yelling for help.

02:42 Ocean Viking launches two RHIBs.

02:50 Ocean Viking calls LYJRCC, no answer.

03:22 Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a wooden boat in distress: 44 survivors are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 33.26722222
Longitude: 14.26722222

03:30 All RHIBs recovered on board Ocean Viking. Rescue operation completed.

05:14 Ocean Viking sends a Maritime Incident Report and request for a Place of Safety to LYJRCC with ITMRCC and MTRCC in copy.

08:21 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from Alarm Phone to LYJRCC relaying a distress alert in the Libyan SRR.

08:25 Ocean Viking alters course towards the last known position of the distress case.

In position 33 20’4N 013 54’2 Ocean Viking alters Course to a position approximately 12NM away.

08:38 Ocean Viking calls LYJRCC, no answer. Ocean Viking calls LYJRCC on a second number, only Arabic speaker available.

08:45 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC to inform of our intention to assess the situation.

09:36 Alarm Phone informs of updated position of the distress case.

10:51 Alarm Phone informs of updated position of the distress case.

11:18 Ocean Viking has visual contact with an overcrowded black rubber boat.

Ocean Viking, in position 33 35’9N 014 14’3E, has visual contact with a black rubber boat at a distance of 4NM.

11:40 Ocean Viking launches two RHIBs.

11:58 Ocean Viking launches third RHIB.

13:06 Ocean Viking completes the rescue of a rubber boat in distress: 94 persons are safely brought onboard.

Latitude: 33.65138889
Longitude: 14.23527778

18:31 Ocean Viking sends the second Maritime Incident Report and request for a Place of Safety to LYJRCC with ITMRCC and MTRCC in copy.

08:55 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from Alarm Phone to the relevant authorities alerting to a boat in distress with ~400 people on board. Ocean Viking alters her course to the last known position of the distress case, approx. 12 hours away.

11:29 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from Alarm Phone to the relevant authorities alerting to a boat in distress.

While in position 33 23’9N 013 41’7E, Ocean Viking receives an alert to a distress case at a distance of approximately 12 NM.

11:48 Ocean Viking calls LYJRCC on two different numbers. No answer.

11:55 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC to inform of our intention to assess the situation of the reported distress case.

12:38 Ocean Viking has visual contact with the boat in distress.

13:10 Ocean Viking launches two RHIBs to assess the situation.

13:22 Ocean Viking launches third RHIB to support the rescue operation.

14:13 Ocean Viking completes the rescue of 105 persons from an overcrowded wooden boat.

Latitude: 33.66833333
Longitude: 13.58527778

14:40 All RHIBs recovered, operation complete.

19:22 Ocean Viking requests the assistance of MTRCC in finding a Place of Safety for the disembarkation of 244 survivors.

20:19 MTRCC responds that Malta is not in a position to provide a place of safety to the Ocean Viking.

00:31 Via VHF, Sea Eye 4 informs Ocean Viking that the people in distress were safely evacuated from the wooden boat in distress to Sea Eye 4.

Ocean Viking is in position 34 39N 011 49E.

01:37 Upon request from Sea Eye 4, Ocean Viking launches a RHIB to provide additional food supplies to Sea Eye 4.

10:27 Upon request from Sea Eye 4, Ocean Viking launches a RHIB to provide additional food supplies to Sea Eye 4.

Ocean Viking is in position 35 05N 012 21E.

13:30 Ocean Viking receives an email from civil surveillance aircraft Seabird relaying a distress alert.

13:50 Ocean Viking alters course to proceed to the position of the distress case.

Ocean Viking, while in position 34 54N 012 24E, sets Course to the distress position approximately 60NM from the Ocean Viking.

13:53 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC to inform about our intention to proceed to the distress case.

14:19 Ocean Viking is in copy of an email from Alarm Phone relaying a distress alert which is assumed to be the same case as the alert from Seabird.

15:58 Alarm Phone sends an updated position of the distress case.

16:46 Alarm Phone sends an updated position of the distress case.

17:46 Ocean Viking has visual contact with a potential distress case at a distance of 4NM.

17:54 Ocean Viking calls LYJRCC on two different numbers. No answer.

17:55 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC informing that RHIBs will be launched to investigate.

18:38 Evacuation of survivors from boat in distress starts.

18:40 Ocean Viking emails LYJRCC to inform that we will provide immediate assistance to people in distress and proceed to the rescue.

19:08 Ocean Viking completes the rescue of 69 persons from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Libyan SRR.

Latitude: 34.21888889
Longitude: 12.0175

21:55 Ocean Viking sends a request for a Place of Safety for the 314 rescued persons onboard.

Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTJRCC and and LYJRCC in copy, requesting a place of safety for the 314 rescued persons onboard.

17:38 A MEDEVAC of two patients along with 4 relatives is completed.

20:40 Ocean Viking sends a request for a Place of Safety for the 308 remaining rescued persons onboard.

Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTJRCC and and LYJRCC in copy, requesting a place of safety for the 308 remaining rescued persons onboard.

16:18 A MEDEVAC of one patient along with one relative is completed.

17:29 Ocean Viking sends a request for a Place of Safety for the 306 remaining rescued persons onboard.

Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTJRCC and and LYJRCC in copy, requesting a place of safety for the 306 remaining rescued persons onboard.Close

21:02 Ocean Viking sends a request for a Place of Safety for the 306 remaining rescued persons onboard.

Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTJRCC and and LYJRCC in copy, requesting a place of safety for the 306 remaining rescued persons onboard.Close

21:29 Ocean Viking sends a request for a Place of Safety for the 306 remaining rescued persons onboard.

Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC, with MTJRCC and and LYJRCC in copy, requesting a place of safety for the 306 remaining rescued persons onboard.Close

17:05 ITMRCC calls Ocean Viking with instructions to proceed to Augusta, Sicily, to disembark 306 survivors.

11:18 Ocean Viking moors in the port of Augusta, Sicily.

15:15 The disembarkation of survivors in Augusta, Sicily, starts.

22:57 The disembarkation of survivors is officially stopped for the day.

09:54 The disembarkation of survivors is resumed in Augusta, Sicily.

17:25 The disembarkation of 306 survivors is complete.