Luftaufnahme eines überfüllten Holzboots mit Geflüchteten auf dem offenen Mittelmeer, aufgenommen aus einem Aufklärungsflugzeug.

Civil sea rescue of people on the move

Sea-Watch e.V. is a non-profit organization that conducts civil search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean Sea.

What we do

Rescue at sea, documentation from the air & intervention at Europe's borders.

Sea-Watch e.V. is a non-profit organization that conducts civil search and rescue operations in the Central Med. In the presence of the humanitarian crisis, Sea-Watch provides emergency relief capacities, demands and pushes for rescue operations by the european institutions and stands up publicly for legal escape routes. Since a political solution in the sense of a #SafePassage is not on the horizon, we have expanded our field of operation and made new plans. We are politically and religiously independent and are financed solely through donations.

Our vision

#SafePassage

Civil sea rescue by organisations such as Sea-Watch saves people’s lives, but the fundamental problem lies not in sea rescue, but in the fact that Europe is sealed off to those who seek refuge in it.

Ein Sea-Watch-Crewmitglied mit Helm hilft einer geretteten Person mit Schwimmweste auf einem überfüllten Schlauchboot im Mittelmeer.

Saving lives

The deaths in the Mediterranean Sea are the direct consequence of European state policy.

Sea-Watch Crew Mitglied verteilt Wasser an Bord.

Current operations

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