Aug 22, 2023 · Between 10-12 August, Ahmed and his fellow Ocean Viking crewmembers completed the ship’s largest ever rescue operation – saving 623 people from unsafe vessels within 36 hours and helping them safely disembark in Italy.

Feb 14, 2022 · IFRC and SOS MEDITERRANEE crews on board the Ocean Viking search and rescue ship provide humanitarian assistance to hundreds of people rescued at sea in the Central Mediterranean in February 2022.

Feb 9, 2022 · Within just 60 hours, the Ocean Viking— a search and rescue ship chartered by SOS MEDITERRANEE in partnership with the IFRC — faced more distress cases than ever before. The crew found and rescued people from ten unseaworthy, overcrowded boats on the world’s deadliest sea migratory route since 2014, the Central Mediterranean.

The H SP@SEA is part of IFRC’s route-based migration program. This program aims to ensure that the Red Cross Red Crescent Network is present along all migratory routes around the world, both on land and at sea.

Staffed by teams from SOS MEDITERRANEE France and IFRC, the ship patrols the Central Mediterranean to rescue and support people who become stranded at sea.

UPDATE of 22 January 2022 Operation Manager Robert Ghosn: “IFRC saves lives in the Mediterranean” to provide humanitarian services at sea, onboard the rescue ship Ocean Viking. Since September 2021, we saved 55 lives through three rotations, the last one ending on Christmas Day in Sicil . We are now getting ready to continue throughout

In August 2021, SOS MEDITERRANEE began a partnership with IFRC to complement its SAR activities with a “Humanitarian Service Point at sea” to provide relief, protection and health services to...

Since the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC joined SOS MEDITERRANEE France in 2021, we have rescued more than 6,800 survivors across 123 rescue...

Apr 3, 2024 · When people step foot on board the Ocean Viking humanitarian rescue ship, their lives have been hanging by a thread. As the IFRC's operations manager aboard the Ocean Viking, Sara Mancinelli's job is to ensure the distressed people receive the critical care and attention they need.

Jun 7, 2022 · Operated by SOS MEDITERRANEE, with the IFRC providing humanitarian services on board, the Ocean Viking is one of only a few search and rescue ships operated by non-governmental organizations in the Central Mediterranean in 2022.