OPERATION – 25 July - 08 August 2024

08:00 Ocean Viking departs from Syracuse.

06:15 Ocean Viking spots a boat from the Bridge.

06:59 Ocean Viking calls the JRCC Tripoli via Sat Phone, no answer.

07:07 Ocean Viking emails the JRCC tripoli (ITMRCC, MRCC Malta in CC) about two boats in distress.

07:10 Ocean Viking launches the RHIBs for a closer assessmet.

07:21 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli to inform about the assessment.

The email states:

the wooden boat is unseaworthy, inapt for navigation in high seas, overcrowded with about 85 people on board, including children, women, all exposed to the elements, no Life Saving Appliances available. These people are requesting to be rescued.
It is ascertained that the distress phase exists as the persons on board are threatened by grave and imminent danger of being lost and require immediate assistance.
Ocean Viking tried to contact competent authority to report above situation. Ocean Viking called via Sat Phone Libya JRCC; No Answer.
This is a case of force majeure (ref. SOLAS Art. IV (b)) imposing to retrieve persons in danger of being lost at sea, as stipulated by the relevant International Maritime Conventions, therefore Ocean Viking will proceed to the assistance of these persons in distress, while keeping competent RCCs duly informed.

07:50 Ocean Viking completes the rescue of 96 shipwrecked persons.

Latitude: 33.8194444
Longitude: 12.716666666666667

07:54 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in CC) to inform about the rescue.

08:10 Ocean Viking spots an overcrowded wooden boat.

08:25 Ocean Viking launches the RHIBs.

08:40 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in CC) an assessement of the situation.

The email states:

the wooden boat is unseaworthy, inapt for navigation in high seas, overcrowded with about 80 people on board, 2 persons suffer fuel burns, all exposed to the elements, no Life Saving Appliances available.

These people are requesting to be rescued.

It is ascertained that the distress phase exists as the persons on board are threatened by grave and imminent danger of being lost and require immediate assistance.

Ocean Viking tried to contact competent authority to report above situation.
Ocean Viking called via Sat Phone competent RCC; No Answer.

08:42 Ocean Viking is assigned Ancona as place of safety by ITMRCC

08:58 Ocean Viking completes the rescue of 100 shipwrecked persons.

Latitude: 33.8069444
Longitude: 12.736388888888888

09:05 Ocean Viking emails JRCC Tripoli (with ITMRCC and MRCC Malta in CC) to inform about the resuce.

14:50 Ocean Viking docks in Ancona.

15:38 Disembarkation starts.

17:54 Disembarkation is complete.

09:32 Ocean Viking departs from Ancona.

09:00 Ocean Viking docks in Siracusa.