Berthed at Bremerhaven on a very dull and rainy day - but still attracting quite a bit of media attention: as the donations-based "SEA WATCH"-project has done before, AQUARIUS has been chartered for 3,5 months to act as a refugee rescue ship in the Mediteranean.

More on the project on the organisation's homepage at http://sosmediterranee.org
After this day open to the public and media, she departed for Lampedusa via Marseille. AQUARIUS is expected due at Lampedusa on February 25th. Best of luck to them!