Father Mari will open his doors to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Maritime Humanitarian Rescue
This Wednesday, the ship began a tour of several ports in the Basque Country, the first stop being Bilbao, which can already be visited at the Maritime Museum.
The NGO Maritime Humanitarian Rescue (SMH) is 10 years old and, in order to celebrate this anniversary, the ship Aita Mari, which has become a symbol of the fight against human rights violations in the Mediterranean, will be opened in the coming weeks in order to bring the population closer to "the reality of the world's deadliest border".
At the end of Mission 18, which began in February, the ship arrived in Bilbao on Wednesday and is docked at the Itsasmuseum, where it can be visited until 7 May. The NGO has explained that this stay will begin an awareness-raising tour across the Basque coast to show "the violence and violation of rightssuffered by migrants at sea ".
Stays
Throughout the journey, visitors will be able to visit the ship for free so that anyone interested can know first-hand the rescue work, crew logistics and the harsh reality of missions in the Mediterranean.
· Bilbao (Itsasmuseum): From 29 April to 7 May.
· Bermeo: May 9-13.
· Pasaia (Itsasfestibala): May 14-18.
· Portugalete: May 21-24.
Ten years saving lives
Since its founding a decade ago, the SMH has maintained its "firm commitment to the protection of life "by denouncing" the passivity of institutions and the criminalization of solidarity. "The tour, in addition to being a celebration of ten years of work, aims to make an" urgent appeal to the social and political conscience "in the face of the humanitarian crisis that continues on migration routes.
Mission 18 (February-April)
Father Mari has returned to the Basque Country after 58 days of mission in the central Mediterranean, where 32 people have been rescued and 74others in critical condition.
The NGO denounces that they have faced a "very aggressive" operating environment in which Libyan patrol ships have tried to obstruct their work. In this regard, they explain that they have documented the existence of "operational coordination" between Frontex air resources and Libyan patrol vessels , which "facilitates the capture of people and their subsequent return to Libya".
They have also found that migration routes are moving eastward, with "much longer and more dangerous" crossings.
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