On May 15, the Dutch rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3 rescued 65 people from a rubber boat 30 nautical miles off the coast of Libya after the civil reconnaissance aircraft Colibri spotted them. The boat was found 30 nautical miles off the coast of Libya and among its passengers, which showed signs of exhaustion and dehydration, were 11 women, one disabled person, 2 babies, 5 children, and 8 unaccompanied minors. The Sea-Watch 3 vessels had left the port in Marseille on May 12 to resume its duties after a court in The Hague had lifted an unlawful blockade by the Dutch Ministry of Transport against the ship. According to Philipp Hahn, Head of Mission of Sea-Watch 3, the number of boat departures from Libya have increased while there are no rescue ships operating in the Mediterranean, and during the days previous to the rescue 70 people died and 240 were brought back to Libya. He stated that “We are now back to counter this barbarism and to defend European values instead of only repeating them over and over on election posters.”