The new crew prepared intensively for the mission. In the portand at sea, they completed medical training and exercises on the speedboats to be prepared for an emergency. On 25 September, the crew reached the area of operation and began searching for boats in distress.

Notification of distress case: spotted by the crew during lookout

Location: Libyan search and rescue zone, about 100 kilometres off the coast

Condition of boat: overcrowded and unseaworthy boat, no lifejackets

Number of survivors: 29

Four days after the rescue, all 29 survivors were able to disembark today in Marina di Carrara, Italy. Although almost half of the survivors are minors – many of them unaccompanied – the Italian authorities once again assigned a distant port for the disembarkation.