her life


Where did she born? When?

She was born on Alemania, 8th May of 1988.



Who is she and what does she do?

Her name's Carola Rackete, she is a ship captain and an activist.



When was her first mission?

Her first mission dates back to the summer of 2016, when the humanitarian was considered a valuable support for many Italian and European military ships that carried out rescues of migrants off the coast of Libya.

Wich places has she traveled?

He has travelled for the whole Mediterranean.



What was her motivation?

Before dedicating herself to saving lives in the Mediterranean, he studied environmental conservation and embarked on an icebreaker in the Arctic. The change in activity was explained by herself to an Italian newspaper. She said that she had an easy life an wanted to help other people that didn't have the same opportunities as her.

Why was she arrested?

The sunrise between Friday 28 and December 29, 2019 will enter Italian waters with 42 shipwrecks at the limit after spending 16 days stopped. She will be questioned for three hours and will find out, in the face of possible 15-year prison sentences.

The indictment was for “resistance or violence against a warship".