Latest information:

All remaining survivors were able to disembark the Humanity 1 on Thursday, 30 May. Disembarkation took seven hours, and the last survivors were only able to go ashore after 11 pm.

Last update: 31 May, 11:00 CEST

Rescue operations

6
Survivors

255
Deaths

1
Evacuation

1
Kilometres to Marina di Carrara:

1.150
Kilometres to Livorno

1.170

Spotted! The first four boats were reported by Alarm Phone. Our crew found the other two boats while lookout.
The boats were heavily overcrowded, unseaworthy and had no rescue or navigation equipment. The boats were two metal boats, two rubber boats, a fibreglass boat and a wooden boat.
Medical situation: The survivors were exhausted, seasick, dehydrated and some were suffering from severe burns and psychological stress. Many of them were children. One baby could only be rescued dead. The mother of the dead baby was evacuated together with the body and her other child for medical reasons.
As a port of safety for the disembarkation of the survivors of the first two rescues, the authorities assigned Marina di Carrara – 1,150 kilometres away. For the disembarkation of the survivors of the last four rescues, Livorno – 1,170 kilometres away – was assigned.

Search and Rescue Operations

Karte vom Zentralen Mittelmeer mit den Einsatzdaten der Humanity 1

Details:

Distress alert reported by: Alarm Phone

Location:Libyan search and rescue zone, 150 kilometres off the Libyan coast

Condition of the boat: overcrowded, unseaworthy rubber boat with a broken engine

Number of people rescued: 42

Medical condition: disorientated and extremely exhausted

Weather: People smell of petrol, one person is pregnant, two babies are coughing and showing signs of infection
Distress alert reported by: Alarm Phone

Location: Libyan search and rescue zone, 53 kilometres off the Libyan coast

Condition of the boat: overcrowded, unseaworthy rubber boat with a broken engine

Number of people rescued: 82

Medical condition: some people are very seasick, some have fuel burns and are dissociated due to the fuel smell, two women are pregnant.
Distress alert reported by: discovered by the crew of the Humanity 1

Location: Italian search and rescue zone, 31 kilometres from Lampedusa and 92 kilometres off the Tunisian coast

Condition of the boat: overcrowded, unseaworthy metal boat with a broken engine, no life-saving equipment

Number of people: 45 + one dead baby

Medical condition: partially exhausted and seasick

Weather: calm sea
Distress alert reported by: discovered by the crew of the Humanity 1

Location: Italian search and rescue zone, 40 kilometres from Lampedusa and 98 kilometres off the Tunisian coast

Condition of the boat: rusty metal boat with broken engine, no rescue equipment, unstable

Number of people: 40

Medical condition: some severely exhausted and seasick

Weather: calm
On the afternoon of 30 May, the Humanity 1 arrived in the port of Livorno. The disembarkation of the survivors took seven hours. The last rescued people were only able to disembark after 11 pm. This was due to lengthy medical examinations. For the already exhausted survivors, this procedure meant further physical and mental strain.