Geo Barents

Geo Barents is a rescue and salvage ship owned by Uksnøy & Co AS. She is currently chartered by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) for sea-rescue operations of refugees in the Mediterranean since June 2021.[1] Geo Barents is the sixth ship chartered or operated by MSF for humanitarian missions.[1][2] Geo Barents sails under the Norwegian flag.[1]

Geo Barents in 2022
History
OwnerUksnøy & Co AS
OperatorMédecins Sans Frontières
Port of registryNorway
Launched2007
General characteristics
TypeRescue and salvage ship
Tonnage
Length76.95 m (252 ft 6 in)
Draught8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
Decks2 (one for men and one for women and children)
Crew
  • 12 maritime crew
  • 20 MSF crew

Description

Geo Barents was built in 2007 as a geological research vessel.[1] The ship is 76.95 meters long with two main decks and a bridge.

Since chartering the vessel, MSF has adapted her for search and rescue.[3] Her two decks have been adapted to create two separate accommodation sections for rescued perople: one for men, the other for women and children. The vessel has facilities for MSF teams to carry out medical assistance activities. The ship can deploy two fast rigid inflatable boats during rescue operations, and is operated by 20 MSF personnel together with typically 12 crew for maritime operations.

Operational History
Seismic vessel Geo Barents in Stavanger, Norway in September 2012

Geo Barents operated as a research vessel studying seismic oceanography from her launch in 2007 until 2021 when she was charted for operation for MSF.

After sailing from Alesund in Norway on 13 May 2021, on 10 June 2021 during the first of the ship's operations MSF made their first rescue of refugees from the sea. By 14 June 2021, there were 400 aboard,[4] who were disembarked at Augusta, Sicily on 18 June.[5]

See also

References
  1. MSF returns to the sea to rescue migrants www.italy24news.com accessed 26 June 2021
  2. Inside the latest mission to save migrants in the Mediterranean 1 June 2021 english.elpais.com accessed 26 June 2021
  3. MSF returns to saving lives at sea in central Mediterranean 13 May 2021 www.msf.org accessed 26 June 2021
  4. Migrants, 410 on MSF ship: "they are exhausted, let them land" 16/06/2021 www.tellerreport.com accessed 26 June 2021
  5. Hundreds of Migrants Rescued by MSF Charity Land in Sicily 18 June 2021 Reuters / www.usnews.com accessed 26 June 2021
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