Nurse 2018-01-12 The people rescued by vessels deployed in Frontex operations often require medical attention. Many of the larger boats have their own medical staff to help the migrants, as well as their own crews, in emergencies. They also assist the most vulnerable people aboard, especially children.Meet Astrid, a midwife and nurse, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, deployed aboard KBV 002 in Operation Triton in Italy:“Women and children refugees are among the most unprotected and exposed. As a midwife and ... Read more
Member of Siem Pilot crew missing since Monday 2015-09-15 Italian authorities in Catania, Sicily, have launched an investigation into the disappearance of a sailor who was taking part in Operation Triton aboard Norwegian vessel Siem Pilot.Benjamin Olafsson, 23, was last seen on Monday at 3.30 am in Catania, where Siem Pilot is docked.Italian police are conducting a search on land and sea in close cooperation with the Norwegian police officers aboard Siem Pilot and the Norwegian National Criminal Investigation Service."Frontex, which coordinates ... Read more
Fingerprinting and registration expert 2018-01-12 Frontex assists Member States with identifying and registering all persons entering the territory of the EU. Fingerprinting and registration experts support national authorities with taking fingerprints of incoming migrants in order to establish where they entered the EU. The fingerprints are logged in an EU fingerprint database, EURODAC, which is part of the EU’s ‘Dublin system’ for determining which Member State is responsible for examining asylum applications of a specific person.Meet ... Read more
2 400 migrants rescued off Libyan coast before Easter 2015-04-08 Italian authorities rescued 2 400 migrants who left Libya on wooden fishing boats and rubber dinghies ahead of the Easter holiday last week, including 318 migrants rescued by Icelandic Coast Guard vessel Týr taking part in the Frontex-coordinated Joint Operation Triton.The migrants took advantage of a brief window of favourable weather starting at the beginning of April to venture out in hopes of reaching the Italian coast.“Once again a vessel participating in the Frontex-coordinated Triton ... Read more
5 vessels deployed by Frontex engaged in rescue operations in Central Mediterranean 2017-06-28 Five vessels taking part in Frontex operation Triton helped save 2 700 people in the Central Mediterranean since Sunday. These vessels included Swedish KBV 002, Spanish Rio Segura and Maltese P62, as well as two Italian vessels co-financed by Frontex. In total, some 10 000 migrants have been rescued in Central Mediterranean in the past three days and search and rescue operations are ongoing. This is the largest number of people rescued within such a brief span so far this year.“Setting off such ... Read more
Vessels deployed by Frontex help rescue 2 800 people in Central Mediterranean 2017-05-07 Vessels deployed by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, helped rescue more than 2 800 migrants from 20 rubber and wooden boats coming from Libya this weekend. Majority of the rescued people are believed to have come from Sub Saharan and North African countries, although their nationalities will only be known after the migrants are registered and screened in Italy. Women, some pregnant, and many children were among those rescued.Five vessels taking part in Frontex operation ... Read more
Joint Operation Themis 2018 2018-06-08 Joint Operation Themis has replaced operation Triton, with an enhanced law enforcement and security focus. Read more
Doctor 2018-01-15 The people rescued by vessels deployed in Frontex operations often require medical attention. Many of the larger boats have their own medical staff to help the migrants, as well as their own crews, in emergencies. They also assist the most vulnerable people aboard, especially children.Meet Bruno, a doctor from the Portuguese Navy, deployed aboard Portuguese OPV Viana do Castelo in Frontex Operation Triton in Italy:“As a military doctor, I must be prepared to provide medical support in numerous ... Read more
Smugglers fire shots in migrant rescue operation 2015-04-14 People smugglers fired several shots on Monday to recover a wooden boat after the migrants it was carrying were rescued some 60 NM from Libya. The search and rescue operation was carried out by an Italian tugboat and Icelandic Coast Guard vessel Týr deployed by Frontex.Týr, already carrying 342 migrants from an earlier rescue operation, was called to assist the tugboat in another rescue. After most of the 250 people aboard the second migrant vessel were transferred to the tugboat, a speedboat ... Read more
Frontex ready to implement European Council conclusions - Executive Director 2015-04-23 Frontex is looking forward to implement the conclusions of the European Council to be held this afternoon in Brussels and has already started preparing the implementation of the Home Affairs/Foreign Affairs Council held in Luxemburg on Monday, 20 April, Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri said.“My proposal is to increase as an immediate step air surveillance in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy and Malta in addition to the vessels currently deployed, which is aimed at enhancing search ... Read more