Search and rescue yacht detained

Mediterranean rescue yacht Nadir was detained by Italian authorities on 8 June after mooring in the Port of Lampedusa, the first time a sailing vessel has been detained in conjunction with migrant search and rescue operations.

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The 18m ketch Nadir is part of a civilian rescue fleet and has rescued 12,000 people since beginning its search and rescue (SAR) operations in 2021.

During the night of 5 June, Nadir evacuated 112 people from an unseaworthy wooden boat in international waters off the coast of Libya while operating on behalf of SAR organisation RESQSHIP.

RESQSHIP is a charity based in Hamburg that is dedicated to maritime rescue, particularly of refugees and migrants in distress in the Mediterranean. It is part of a larger network of civil sea rescue organisations working in the Med.