Klemp was responsible for the rescue of more than a thousand of them.[12][13] One of her ships, the Iuventa, was seized by Italian authorities in 2017,[14] who accuse her of cooperating with human traffickers, and claim many of those saved were at no imminent risk of death.[15][16] If convicted, she faces 20 years in prison.[17][18][19][20] Her newer ship, the Sea-Watch 3 was blocked by Maltese authorities for several months in 2018.[21]