Proem-Aid ('Professional Emergency Aid') is a Spanish

NGO A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

which operates in the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...

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 Lesbos or Lesvos ( el, Λέσβος, Lésvos ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece. It is separated from Anatolia, Asia Minor ...

beginning in December 2015 before also starting an operation in the central Mediterranean in September 2017.

Projects and vessels

Since 2016 the organisation has collaborated with the

Sea-Watch Sea-Watch is a German non-governmental organisation that operates in the Mediterranean Sea, notably by commissioning ships to rescue migrants. History On 6 November 2017, the crew of a Sea-Watch ship rescued 58 people in an operation hindered b ...

organisation to run the LifeLine project. Proem-Aid intend to use their ship ''Life'' (which was renamed from '' Seefuchs'' on being donated to PROEM in 2018) for training volunteers and to raise awareness of the problems faced by refugees.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 In November 2020 Proem-Aid sold the ship ''Life''.Desembarcan 15.000 kilos de hachís en el centro de Huelva
(tr. "15,000 kilograms of hashish are landed in Huelva") ''diariodehuelva.es'', accessed 16 May 2023 In 2021 Proem-Aid acquired the ship '' Alan Kurdi'' from the humanitarian organization Sea-Eye.Mediterranean project
''www.proemaid.org'', accessed 16 June 2021 As of December 2020, the ''Alan Kurdi'' had been non-operational and moored in the port of

Olbia Olbia (, ; sc, Terranoa; sdn, Tarranoa) is a city and commune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called ''Olbia'' in the Roman age, ...

, and subject to ongoing legal proceedings,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 but in May 2021, the vessel was released from detention in

and was reported to be headed for Burriana for scheduled maintenance. In July 2021, the Italian humanitarian NGO, ' RESQ - People Saving People' announced that they had acquired and were preparing to start operating the ''Alan Kurdi'', now renamed '' RESQ PEOPLE''.ABBIAMO LA NAVE! VI PRESENTIAMO LA RESQ PEOPLE!
20 July 2021 ''resq.it'', accessed 26 July 2021

External links

proemaid.org Official website

References

{{Reflist Sea rescue organizations European migrant crisis Immigrant rights activism Humanitarian aid organizations in Europe Refugee aid organizations in Europe