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Topaz Responder saved 327 migrants
On Aug 10, 2016, the "Topaz Responder" which was operating for the Red Cross and the MOAS Organization saved 327 distressed migrants in the Mediterranen Sea. Among the rescued were 19 children. The ship had started its mission on Aug 9 from Valletta. Swiss report with photo: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100002289/100791436
Topaz Responder involved in rescue operation off Lybia
On June 24, 2016, at 9.230 a.m. the "Topaz Responder" located a distressed wooden boat 84 Kilometers NW of Tripolis, Libya, with 500 persons on board. The auxiliary ship "Frankfurt am Main" was tasked by the Force Headquarters (FHQ) in Rome to Support the rescue operation of the "Topaz Responder". On the whole six boats were found in the position given. Also the "Sea Watch 2" attended. 406 men, 55 women and 24 children, on the whole 485 persons, were rescued by the "Frankfurt am Main" and a further 450 persons, among them 280 men, 120 women and 50 children, transferred from the "Topaz Responder". A further 304 men, 45 women and two children were taken over frmo the "Reina Sofia". 1286 persons were rescued, the boats were sunk as navigational hazards.
Topaz Responder in rescue effort for refugee migrants
Topaz Energy and Marine has emerged as an unlikely player in the effort to save refugee migrants risking their lives on the sea crossing from Turkey to Greece’s islands in order to reach Europe. While Topaz’s new emergency response and rescue vessel, the Topaz Responder, was primarily designed to provide safety support for offshore oil and gas producers, it is presently operating as a search and rescue vessel in the Aegean Sea. Contracted by not-for-profit organization Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), the Responder is playing a crucial role scouring the often treacherous waters of the relatively short (10 – 14 nautical miles) crossing, acting as MOAS’ ‘mothership’ in its Aegean Sea Mission. The Responder is now integral to the MOAS’ search and rescue efforts as it actively combs the Turkish coastline alongside its two Fast Rescue Daughter Craft, named after Alan and Ghalib Kurdi, the two Syrian toddlers whose deaths prompted global outrage in September last year.
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