August 25th is the fourth anniversary of the launch of MOAS operations. In the four years that have passed, MOAS’ humanitarian action, in the form of Search and Rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean and Aegean Seas, aid deliveries to Bangladesh, and the formation of two Aid Stations to assist the Rohingya and local populations in Cox’s Bazar, have saved and assisted over 100,000 people. In this photo blog, we take a look at some images from across all of our operations so far.
MOAS co-founder Chris Catrambone pulls a man from the sea after a wooden vessel, seen in the distance, had partially capsized, throwing people into the sea.
A woman is evacuated from the Phoenix after suddenly becoming ill after being rescued in the Central Mediterranean.
Two MOAS rescue boats attempt to carefully remove people from a large, overcrowded wooden boat.
An infant is brought on board the MOAS rescue ship Phoenix, after being rescued along with her mother and father and numerous other refugees and migrants.
Scared and afraid, a young woman is helped onto the rescue RHIB by MOAS crew after spending hours at sea in a rubber boat with hundreds of people on board.
Igor, a MOAS crew member, carefully helps a young child off of a rickety boat and onto the safety of the Phoenix.
A MOAS rescue swimmer attempts to help several people who had fallen overboard from a rubber boat in the Central Mediterranean.
Just in time, a MOAS rescuer reaches a man who had fallen into the sea after falling from a packed boat.
As some are taken to safety, other refugees and migrants on board a heavily overcrowded wooden boat eagerly wait for their chance to reach the safety of the Phoenix.
Crew member Mimmo, and MOAS co-founder and Director Regina Catrambone help a young boy and his mother off of the Phoenix as they disembark in Sicily.
The MOAS rescue vessel, Phoenix, sails into the Mediterranean Sea on its first lifesaving mission in 2014.
Refugees who had been attempting to cross the Aegean Sea are helped onto dry land by MOAS crew.
Helped by MOAS crew, a child climbs onto the Responder from a rubber boat in the Aegean Sea.
After reaching the Greek island of Agathonisi, migrants and refugees are helped onto the island.
A pregnant Rohingya woman undergoes a scan at the MOAS Aid Station in Shamlapur.
Food is taken from the Phoenix after MOAS had delivered 20 tonnes of food aid to the Bangladeshi authorities.
A young girl has her temperature taken by a MOAS nurse in Shamlapur Aid Station.
In November 2017, the first baby to be born in a MOAS Aid Station was delivered. Here, MOAS medics make initial checks to ensure the baby is healthy.
A MOAS doctor checks over a young Rohingya child who had been brought into the MOAS Aid Station by his worried mother.
Rohingya people collect their medication from the MOAS pharmacy at the Shamlapur Aid Station.
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