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**Title: Sea-Watch 5 Under Fire from Libyan Coast Guard, Crew Issues Distress Call** In a harrowing incident on May 11, the NGO Sea-Watch reported that its rescue vessel, Sea-Watch 5, was fired upon...
**Title: Sea-Watch Presses Charges Following Attack on 'Sea-Watch 5' During Mediterranean Rescue Operation** On April 13, 2025, Sea-Watch took significant action by filing a criminal complaint agains...
**Title: Sea-Watch 5 Impounded Again by Italian Authorities** In a troubling development, Italian authorities have once again seized the "Sea-Watch 5," a rescue vessel operated by the German humanita...
**Title: 'Sea-Watch 5' Defies Italian Authorities to Dock in Trapani Amid Crisis** The 'Sea-Watch 5' has defied directives from Italian authorities by making its way to the port of Trapani, where it...
The Court of Catania has lifted the 15-day administrative detention imposed on the 'Sea Watch 5', also suspending the associated financial penalty. This decision allowed the German NGO's vessel to res...
Aftrer its arrival in Catania on Jan 31, 2026, the 'Sea-Watch' 5 was detained by the Italian authorities for 15 days after a rescue operation and fined €7,500. Sea-Watch was accused of failing to comm...
On Sep 29, the 'Sea-Watch 5' dock at Pier 32 of the port of Naples. Approximately 120 migrants then disembarked. The humanitarian ship was hit by gunfire from a Libyan patrol boat the previous night d...
On May 8, 2025, the 'Sea-Watch 5' rescued 190 people from two boats in distress in the Mediterranean Sea- The ship was directed to Civitavecchia, which has been assigned to us as a safe port. Four day...
The 'Sea Watch 5', with 49 migrants on board, whchi were rescued near Malta on Nov 22, had been assigned the port of Ravenna but had to stop on Nov 25 at the port of Palermo due to health issues of so...
On Sep 28 the 'Sea Watch 5' has docked in the port of Vinaròs after ten months in which it has rescued and brought 834 people to safe ports. The ship had set sail from Vinaròs on Nov 14, 2023 to under...