Proem-Aid

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Proem-Aid ('Professional Emergency Aid')[1] is a Spanish NGO which operates in the Mediterranean Sea with the aims of aiding and rescuing those in distress on the water. It was formed by a group of emergency service workers who volunteered their time and expertise, and initially operated off Lesbos beginning in December 2015[2][3][4] before also starting an operation in the central Mediterranean in September 2017.

Projects and vessels[]

Since 2016 the organisation has collagorated with the Sea-Watch organisation to run the LifeLine project.[5]

PROEM intend to use their ship Life (which was formerly named Seefuchs, and was donated to PROEM in 2018, at which point she was renamed) for training volunteers and to raise awareness of the problems faced by refugees.[6][7][8]

In 2021 PROEM acquired the ship Alan Kurdi.[5][8] As of December 2020, the Alan Kurdi was non-operational and moored in the port of Olbia, and subject to ongoing legal procedings.[9]

External links[]

proemaid.org Official website

References[]

  1. ^ Criminalising humanity act.wemove.eu, accessed 16 June 2021
  2. ^ James Badcock Refugee children on Lesbos helped to face fear of drowning 25 July 2017 www.bbc.co.uk, accessed 16 June 2021
  3. ^ Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece - 05.03.2016 Björn Kietzmann | photojournalism, accessed 16 June 2021
  4. ^ Greek court acquits Spanish firefighters, Danish NGO members of smuggling refugees 7 May 2018 www.keeptalkinggreece.com, accessed 16 June 2021
  5. ^ a b Mediterranean project www.proemaid.org, accessed 16 June 2021
  6. ^ Proyecto #Life www.proemaid.org, accessed 7 June 2021
  7. ^ "2019 update - NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and criminal investigations". European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  8. ^ a b June 2020 update - NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and legal proceedings against them 19 June 2020, fra.europa.eu, accessed 16 June 2021
  9. ^ December 2020 update - NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and legal proceedings against them 18 December 2020, fra.europa.eu, accessed 16 June 2021
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