Aita Mari

The Aita Mari is a ship of the Maydayterraneo(sic) maritime rescue project,[1] launched by Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario (SMH, Humanitarian Maritime Rescue) in 2017, in view of the European migrant crisis in the Central Mediterranean.

SMH, a non-governmental organization, refurbished the Stella Maris Beria[2] (an old tuna fishing boat) to rescue people from the waters of the Mediterranean.

[11] In July 2024, during what was described as its thirteenth mission, the Aita Mari rescued 34 people.

[10] Filmmaker and photographer Javi Julio went to the Greek island of Lesbos in 2019 with members of SMH.

The project took two years to make, and the video premiered on 28 April 2021 at the San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival [eu].