30.07.2025, Sea-Watch e.V. - Zivile Seenotrettung von Flüchtenden

2 dead after negligence in Mediterranean Sea

Two children dead and one person remains missing after a boat in distress with over 90 people on board capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on 29 July 2025. The monitoring aircraft Seabird 2 of the search and rescue organization Sea-Watch first spotted the boat in distress on Monday, 28 July, and alerted all responsible European authorities. The merchant vessel PORT FUKUOKA rescued the people one day later. During the rescue intervention the boat capsized. The German human rights commissioner Lars Castellucci accompanied the flight on 29 July. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europäische Union, Italien / Malta