Oyvon is a vessel operated by the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for the rescue of people in distress on the Mediterranean Sea.
The long Oyvon was put in service under the German flag in November 2025 as a replacement for the previous MSF vessel, the larger Geo Barents, with a crew of 10 MSF crew including a doctor and a nurse.
It formerly operated as an ambulance vessel in Norway: its name means 'Hope for the island' in Norwegian; Oyvon'''s MMSI is 211180740.
On its first mission in November 2025, Oyvon'' rescued 27 migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa including minors.
On 9 September 2026 the activists picked up 24 migrants off Libyan coast. They originated from Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen and were brought to the Italian port Pozzallo.
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