“Thank you to all sea rescuers. It’s great that there are you brave, great people who are so fully committed – in this broken world. Let’s stick together!”

– Udo Lindenberg, musician

“If we still have a last remnant of humanity in us, we must not allow people to drown in the Mediterranean.”

“The EU decided back in 2014 to severely restrict sea rescues in the Mediterranean. I support NGOs like RESQSHIP to save as many people as possible whose deaths are being accepted by politics every day.”

“I don’t want to see people fleeing violence in all its forms and inhumane living conditions end up dying in the Mediterranean.”

“Thousands die every year on the run. The Mediterranean is becoming a sea of death. As long as the causes of flight, the plundering of entire countries and wars, are not eliminated, help is needed: saving lives at sea with RESQSHIP.”

– Rolf Becker, theater and film actor

“Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”

“If we stop granting people the same universal rights, if we stop saving lives, if we collectively bury empathy – then we can leave it alone. Then we can stop all this Europe nonsense.”

– Moritz Neumaier, stand-up comedian

“Life must not perish.”

– Ben Becker, theater and film actor

“We must protect and save our sisters and brothers – regardless of skin color – from war and death. This is a necessary act of human charity.”