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65 migrants rescued
On Oct 16, the 'Oyvon' rescued 65 migrants from two boats. Nearly half of the survivors were unaccompanied minors—including two girls—with one of the minors traveling alone being only 8 years old. The people were exhausted and visibly traumatised. Some bore scars from repeated violence. The survivors come from Eritrea, Mali, Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and South Sudan had departed from Libya. Both rescue operations—the first involving 37 people and the second 28—were conducted from unseaworthy rubber boats. The survivors disembarked in Augusta, the place of safety designated by the Italian authorities.
31 migrants rescued off Libya
The Oyvon' rescued 31 migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea on Sep 20. Among the survivors, the NGO identified six women and 12 minors. The majority were reportedly of Eritrean origin. The rescue ship was currently heading to Catania to disembark them. The rescue operation was tense, and it was feared the people would be pushed back to Libya. After bringing everyone aboard the 'Oyvon', Libyan patrol boats arrive at the scene and set the migrant vessel on fire. The ship had launched its first Mediterranean rescue operation on Nov 15, 2025, assisting 41 migrants. Report with photos: https://www.infomigrants.net/fr/post/73783/mer-mediterranee--le-navire-humanitaire-ovyon-de-msf-porte-secours-a-31-migrants-dont-12-mineurs
NGO ship rescued 41 migrants in first mission
The 'Oyvon', the new ship of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF), has completed its first rescue in the Mediterranean Sea on Noc 15, 2025, assisting 41 migrants who had been adrift for three days in an overcrowded rubber dinghy of questionable seaworthiness. Among those rescued were three women and 14 children, nine of whom were unaccompanied, Most of the survivors were from Sudan and have fled the war in their country. All the survivors disembarked safely in Lampedusa. The rescue was carried out in collaboration with the rescue ship 'Louise Michel' and Alarm Phone. The 'Oyvon' arrived first at the boat and provided the migrants with life jackets, while the crew of the 'Louise Michel' assisted with the safe transfer of all the survivors to the 'Oyvon', The first rescue by the 'Oyvon' was the result of a 36-hour active search for three different boats that had requested assistance, following a report from the EU Border Agency's (Frontex) surveillance aircraft 'Eagle 1.
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