Justine, SOS MEDITERRANEE rescuer, was onboard Ocean Viking on April 2021, when the team witnessed the tragic consequences of a shipwreck claiming up to 130 lives. A year later, she wonders: "What’s left of this shipwreck and of the bitter minute of silence on board the Ocean Viking?

Independent professional photographer, Jérémie first embarked onboard Ocean Viking in 2021. He joined SOS MEDITERRANEE's communication team in February 2022 to continue documenting the tragic reality unfolding in the central Mediterranean. 

Justine first joined the SOS MEDITERRANEE Search and Rescue team in April 2021.

Lisa, SOS MEDITERRANEE Search and Rescue team member onboard Ocean Viking.

September, 16th. For more than a week now, trainings have formed the pattern of our daily schedule.

In the night between July 4th and 5th, the Ocean Viking performed a rescue operation of a large wooden boat in distress in the Libyan Search and Rescue Region: 369 people, including 116 minors were safely brought onboard Ocean Viking in a 5h30-long operation.