On 3 July 2023, MSF team onboard of Geo Barents conducted 4 different rescues in the Maltese SAR zone. In total, 196 survivors were rescued, including 47 unaccompanied minors, 16 women, and 1 baby.

In the first rescue, our team was guided by aerial support from Pilotes Volontaires during the active search for this boat, which lasted more than 1.5 hours.


While the last 3 rescues were all coordinated through the Italian MRCC.

The Italian authorities have assigned us Marina di Carrara as a place of #safety to disembark the survivors.