OPERATION - 27 February - 13 March 2025

09:00 Ocean Viking departs from Livorno.

09:20 Ocean Viking arrives in Syracuse.

19:30 Ocean Viking departs from Syracuse.

08:42 Ocean Viking starts drills.

11:06 Ocean Viking ends drills.

05:45 Ocean Viking receives a distress alert by email from Alarm Phone.

06:06 Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli via Sat Phone. No answer.

06:17 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in cc) to inform about the situation.

06:30 Ocean Viking spots a boat, potentially of the distress call from Alarm Phone.

06:33 Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli via Sat Phone. No answer.

06:42 Ocean Viking launches RHIBs for a closer assessment.

06:42 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in cc) to inform about the distress case.

06:45 Ocean Viking receives first assessment from the RHIBs on scene confirming distress case.

The first assessment is as follows:
Unseaworthy fiberglass boat, inapt for navigation in high seas, overcrowded with about 25 people on board, including children, women, all exposed to the elements, no Life Saving Appliances available. The people are requesting to be rescued.

06:52 Ocean Viking calls JRCC Tripoli via Sat Phone. No answer.

06:57 Ocean Viking observes an unknown fast-moving target on radar.

06:58 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in cc) to report about the situation.

07:02 Ocean Viking completes the recovery operation of the persons in distress. 25 persons have been safely brought on board Ocean Viking.

Latitude: 33.7
Longitude: 13.633333333333333

07:03 Ocean Viking receives a call from an unidentified source on VHF Chanel 16. Ocean Viking answers the call on VHF several times without receiving any answer back in English. No further communication follows on VHF Chanel 16.

07:06 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in cc) to inform about the rescue and request a place of safety.

07:15 Ocean Viking completes the recovery of the RHIBs.

09:26 Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC assigning Marina di Carrara as Place of Safety.

06:32 Ocean Viking arrives in front of Trapani.

10:53 Ocean Viking emails ITMRCC to acknowledge instructions.

12:38 Ocean Viking emails ITMRCC about court decision to disembark all minors on board as soon as possible and requests Trapani as place of safety to disembark all 25 survivors.

13:04 Ocean Viking receives a call from ITMRCC, instructing to proceed to Trapani.

13:38 Ocean Viking receives an email from ITMRCC instructing to coordinate the transshipment of the minors and their families with the Trapini Harbour authorities.

17:46 Ocean Viking sends an email to ITMRCC requesting berth to disembark all 25 survivors in Trapani.

18:56 Ocean Viking receives email from ITMRCC requesting to contact Trapani harbor authorities to coordinate transshipment and to proceed to Marina di Carrara after the transshipment of the minors and their families.

08:40 Italian Coast Guard vessel alongside Ocean Viking.

08:44 Transfer of 10 survivors starts.

08:49 Transfer complet.

09:03 Ocean Viking emails ITMRCC to inform about transshipment and resumption of course towards Marina di Carrara.

10:04 Ocean Viking is moored in Marina di Carrara.

10:50 Disembarkation of the 15 survivors starts.

11:18 Disembarkation is complete.