In the length and breadth of the Mediterranean, regardless of the prohibitions and almost all German: here are the NGO ships

They are at the center of political diatribes, diplomatic clashes, controversies on the point of law between the rules of the codes and those of the heart.

Between Antigone and Creon.

In the meantime, regardless of the positions of governments and ministers, they carry out the rescue missions in which they are engaged: saving men, women and children adrift.

They are

, which have always been at the forefront of helping and assisting lives in danger.

Now, even more so, with renewed determination, they do so under the fire of controversy and accusations.

They can boast a

, or rather a "

", as they prefer to define it, which plows the Mediterranean, no longer

, now a desolate cemetery of migrants, between Africa and Europe.

It is a fleet, that of NGOs, which speaks mainly German.

According to the chronological order of the news, that of these last days at high tension, there are in particular four non-governmental organizations in the limelight.

Doctors Without Borders

with the

, a search and rescue ship

launched in June 2021. MSF was

by a group of French doctors and journalists, to provide medical-humanitarian aid during emergencies.

Geo Barents

and

before being chartered by MSF and adapted for search and rescue activities.

Its total length is 77 meters, it has two bridges to accommodate the rescued people, one for men, the other for women and children.

She hosts a clinic, a midwifery room and one for visits, where the

carry out medical assistance activities.

The ship is equipped with two fast dinghies and has 20

MSF

.

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Then there is the

, managed by

, and

.

German is also the NGO

, just as German is the flag of

.

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SOS Humanity ship 1

The fourth NGO that has ended up in the news these days is

, a European network made up of associations in Italy, Germany, France and Switzerland.

He is in action with the Norwegian

-

.

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Ocean Viking in the port of Pozzallo

, a Spanish NGO founded by Oscar Camps,

is also very active , since 2016 it has operated in the central Mediterranean with the ship of the same name, an old tugboat remodeled and transformed into a rescue ship.

From this summer it is present with

, the new flagship, flying the Spanish flag, 66 meters long, 15 wide and with a tonnage four times greater than that of the old tug;

she has

and a hospital with 26 beds.

She has a 353 square meter deck where she can land a helicopter in an emergency and evacuation.

She is equipped with 4 boats.

It also allows you to

, a number that in an emergency could increase to a thousand.

She watches the waters together with the

-flagged sailboat

currently stationary in Spain.

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Open Arms, the landing on August 27 last

A curious peculiarity concerns the colorful

, flying the German flag: she is a former boat of the French Navy, customized to perform searches and rescues.

She is 30 meters long and capable of over 28 knots, she was purchased with the proceeds from the sale of a work of art by

, who then

.

She is captained and led by a team of rescue professionals from all over Europe.

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The Louise Michele

Sea-Watch 3 belongs to

, a German NGO, and was

subjected to administrative detention in Reggio Calabria on 21 September by the Italian authorities

.

The NGO responded with

, formerly Ocean Don, but not yet at sea.

They are both

.

Meanwhile, patrolling activities with the two Sea Bird aircraft continue.

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Sea Watch 3

German, again, is the

that manages the

,

, currently moored in the Spanish port of Burriana.

The

of

is also at the base here .

of the Italian company

flies the German flag

, as well as the

of

.

Mediterranea Saving Humans

defines itself as “a platform of reality of civil society”.

He launched a ship

, the