title: SAROBMED
text: # SAROBMED
  
  SAROBMED, the Search and Rescue Observatory for the Mediterranean, was a consortium of researchers, civil society groups, and other organisations with interests in the field of cross-border maritime migration. The focus was in particular on providing a monitoring system for refugee travel in the Mediterranean Sea.
  
  ## History
  
  SAROBMED was set up by Dr Violeta Moreno-Lax of Queen Mary University of London. Its website lists incidents documented from 24 April 2017 to 19 January 2019. During this time, its associated researchers produced a number of publications in the field of refugee safety in transit. It made submissions to the United Nations. Its model for monitoring incidents was viewed favourably.
  
  ## NGO PARTNERS
  
  In addition to researchers from academia, SAROBMED listed the following NGOs as partners:
  
  * Médecins Sans Frontières
  * Jugend Rettet
  * Sea-Watch
  * Proactiva Open Arms
  * Proem-Aid
  * Mission Lifeline
  * Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario
  * Borderline Europe
  * Refugee Rescue
  * SOS Méditerranée
  * Alarm Phone
  * Sea-Eye
  * Mare Liberum
  * The AIRE Centre
  * Equal Rights
  