On March 14, 2024, SOS Mediterranee rescued 25 migrants from a deflating rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean.

The migrants, adrift for four days after engine failure, reported initially being 75 with lost lives, including infants and women.

Survivors, mostly from Gambia, Mali, and Senegal, were treated on the Ocean Viking; two were evacuated for urgent care in Italy.

The Ocean Viking is set to disembark the passengers in Ancona, Italy, amidst advocacy concerns over inadequate rescue operations.

A discrepancy exists between survivors' accounts and previous reports, complicating the verification of the incident's full scope.

Italy's government faces criticism for policies that hinder rescue missions and potentially contribute to higher migrant death rates.