# Phoenix (1973)

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History Name GC Bassin Builder Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon[1] Launched 1973[2] History Name NSS Pattam Acquired 2002 History Name Phoenix, Phoenix 1 Owner Phoenix Charters, Indianapolis, IN, US[1] Port of registry Belize Acquired 2007 Identification IMO number: 7234272[2] MMSI number: 312204000[2] Call sign: V3RI6[2] Status in active service[2] General characteristics Tonnage 483 GT[2] 396 DWT[2] Length 39.9 metres (131 ft)[2] Beam 9.4 metres (31 ft)[2] Draught 4.6 metres (15 ft)[1] Crew 16[3] Aircraft carried 2 Schiebel Camcopter S-100s[3]

The ***Phoenix*** is a ship built by [Davie Shipbuilding](/source/Davie_Shipbuilding) in [Lévis, Quebec](/source/L%C3%A9vis%2C_Quebec) and [launched](/source/Ceremonial_ship_launching) as the [trawler](/source/Fishing_trawler) *GC Bassin*in 1973. Since then, her roles have included a [research vessel](/source/Research_vessel) and a [training ship](/source/Training_ship), before her current use by the [Migrant Offshore Aid Station](/source/Migrant_Offshore_Aid_Station) as a [rescue vessel](/source/Lifeboat_(rescue)), rescuing people in distress at the [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea).

## Background

The *Phoenix* was built by [Davie Shipbuilding](/source/Davie_Shipbuilding) in [Lévis, Quebec](/source/L%C3%A9vis%2C_Quebec) and launched as the [trawler](/source/Fishing_trawler) *GC Bassin* in 1973. Subsequently, she was given to [Gorden-Pew](/source/Gorton's_of_Gloucester) fisheries.[1][4] In 2002, she was renamed as NSS*Pattam*, before being given her current name in 2007.[1] She has been previously used as a [research vessel](/source/Research_vessel) and [training ship](/source/Training_ship), before her current use as a [rescue vessel](/source/Lifeboat_(rescue)).[3]

## Migrant Offshore Aid Station

Main article: [Migrant Offshore Aid Station](/source/Migrant_Offshore_Aid_Station)

On 25 August 2014, the [NGO](/source/NGO) [Migrant Offshore Aid Station](/source/Migrant_Offshore_Aid_Station) (MOAS) launched the *Phoenix* as a support vessel to aid vessels in distress in the [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea).[3][5] Her inaugural mission continued until October 2014.[6]

The *Phoenix* is based in [Malta](/source/Malta) and funded by Christopher and Regina Catrambone, who were inspired by an appeal from [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) and the [Lampedusa shipwrecks](/source/2013_Lampedusa_migrant_shipwreck) in October 2013.[7] She is equipped with two [Schiebel Camcopter S-100](/source/Schiebel_Camcopter_S-100) [unmanned aerial vehicles](/source/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles), dinghies and other life-saving equipment together with [paramedics](/source/Paramedics) with the aim of saving [migrants](/source/Immigrant), [refugees](/source/Refugees) and other people in distress at sea.[3][7]

### First operation: 2014

Her inaugural mission lasted from 25 August 2014 until October 2014.[6] During her first mission, The ship responded to requests from local [rescue coordination centres](/source/Rescue_coordination_centres) while cruising the Mediterranean.[7] The running cost of the first mission was €2 million, the extent of the funder's budget.[3]

On 4 October 2014, while en route to [Pozzallo](/source/Pozzallo), [Sicily](/source/Sicily) the *Phoenix* rescued 106 migrants in a rubber dinghy.[8]

On 19 October 2014, the *Phoenix* rescued 97 African migrants from [the Gambia](/source/The_Gambia), [Senegal](/source/Senegal), [Guinea Bissau](/source/Guinea_Bissau), [Niger](/source/Niger), [Mali](/source/Mali), [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone) and [Benin](/source/Benin) who had been at sea for 12 hours, after receiving direction from rescue coordination centre in [Rome](/source/Rome).[9]

On 20 October 2014, the *Phoenix* rescued 274 migrants, including 200 [Syrians](/source/Syria) and [Pakistanis](/source/Pakistan) from a 15-metre wooden boat off the coast of Italy.[10][11]

The MOAS has helped to save 3,000 migrants during its first mission.[12]

### Second operation: 2015

The *Phoenix* and MOAS returned to the Mediterranean in 2015, rescuing and helping 8,581 people crossing from Libya to Italy.[13]

### Third operation and beyond

The *Phoenix* continued rescue operations in 2016, assisted by a second MOAS-operated ship, the *Topaz Responder*. Together MOAS helped to rescue 19,450 people.[14] In 2017, the *Phoenix*, assisted by a fixed-wing aircraft supported the rescue of 7,286 people.[14] After August 2017, MOAS focussed its resources and the Phoenix on the [Rohingya refugee crisis](/source/2015_Rohingya_refugee_crisis),[15][16] and Mediterranean operations were integrated into the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Rome.[14]

## See also

- [Cap Anamur](/source/Cap_Anamur)

- [Martin Xuereb](/source/Martin_Xuereb)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SS_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SS_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SS_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-SS_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-SS_1-4) ["PHOENIX 1 - IMO 7234272"](http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2099056). *www.shipspotting.com*. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MT_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MT_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-MT_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-MT_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-MT_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-MT_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-MT_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-MT_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-MT_2-8) ["Phoenix - Yacht"](http://www.marinetraffic.com/hr/ais/details/ships/312204000). *www.marinetraffic.com*. Retrieved 5 November 2014.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BBC1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BBC1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BBC1_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BBC1_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-BBC1_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-BBC1_3-5) Cacciottolo, Mario (29 August 2014). ["The millionaires who rescue people at sea"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28953237). [BBC](/source/BBC). Retrieved 11 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Geist_4-0)** Geistdoerfer, Aliette (1987). *Pêcheurs acadiens, pêcheurs madelinots: ethnologie d'une communauté de pêcheurs* [*Acadian fishermen, Magdalen Island fishermen: ethnology of a fishing community*] (in French). [Presses Université Laval](/source/Laval_University#Book_publishing). p. 319.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MishMOAS_5-0)** ["Our Mission"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141107163958/http://www.moas.eu/ourmission.html). *www.moas.eu*. Archived from [the original](http://www.moas.eu/ourmission.html) on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MaltaT1_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MaltaT1_6-1) Vassallo, Raphael. ["No one deserves to die at sea | Martin Xuereb"](http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/interview/41131/watch_no_one_deserves_to_die_at_sea#.VGHxJclAmsN). *[Malta Today](/source/Malta_Today)*. MediaToday Co. Ltd. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ToM1_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ToM1_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ToM1_7-2) Micallef, Mark (23 July 2014). ["Benefactor couple fund first ever private migrant rescue at sea mission"](https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140713/local/benefactor-couple-fund-first-ever-private-migrant-rescue-at-sea-mission.527413). *[Times of Malta](/source/Times_of_Malta)*. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ReutersWI_8-0)** Zammit Lupi, Darrin (16 October 2014). ["A rescue at sea"](http://widerimage.reuters.com/story/a-rescue-at-sea). *widerimage.reuters.com*. Reuters. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TVM_9-0)** ["salvatagg iehor ta immigranti minn organizazzjoni privata"](http://www.tvm.com.mt/news/salvatagg-iehor-ta-immigranti-minn-organizazzjoni-privata/) [Another rescue of immigrants by a private organization] (in Maltese). [Television Malta](/source/TVM_(Malta)). 19 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TPGambia_10-0)** Collins, Gail (23 October 2014). ["Gambia: Back Way to Europe - Is It a Risk Worth Taking?"](http://allafrica.com/stories/201410231682.html). *[The Point](/source/The_Point_(the_Gambia))*. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ME_11-0)** Laursen, Wendy. ["Desperate Migrants Pay Extra for Life Jackets"](http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Desperate-Migrants-Pay-Extra-for-Life-Jackets-2014-10-21). *www.maritime-executive.com/*. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC2_12-0)** ["The family that saved 3,000 lives"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29883832). *[BBC News Magazine Monitor](/source/BBC_News_Magazine_Monitor)*. BBC. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Central Mediterranean"](https://www.moas.eu/central-mediterranean/). *MOAS*. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MOAS-CM_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MOAS-CM_14-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-MOAS-CM_14-2) ["Central Mediterranean"](https://www.moas.eu/central-mediterranean/). *MOAS*. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Migrant aid group MOAS quits rescue operation in the Mediterranean"](https://www.thelocal.it/20170905/migrant-aid-group-moas-quits-rescue-operation-in-the-mediterranean). *The Local Italy*. www.thelocal.it. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["A ship that saved migrants from the Mediterranean has set sail for Asia to rescue Rohingya refugees"](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rohingya-refugees-rescue-mission-mediterranean-ship-burma-bangladesh-deadly-exodus-moas-phoenix-a7930266.html). *The Independent*. www.independent.co.uk. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

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