Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 8th of September 2018Case name: 2018_09_08-WM327
Situation: 2 boats from Cap Spartel, one intercepted, one rescued to Spain
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Western Mediterranean Sea
Summary of the Case:
On Saturday, 8th of September, we were alerted to 2 boats in the Western Mediterranean that had left from Cap Spartel. One boat was eventually rescued to Spain, the second boat was intercepted by the Moroccan Marine.
Case 1: At 6:38am CEST we were alerted to a boat in distress that had left from Cap Spartel towards Spain at 3am CEST, carrying 12 people, among them 3 women. We managed to reach the boat at 7:23am. The travellers informed us that the boat was losing air. At 7:28am we received their GPS position. At 7:35am we called the Spanish rescue authority Salvamento Marítimo and alerted them to the boat in distress. At 7:51am we received an updated position that we also passed to Salvamento Marítimo. We also sent an email to the respective authorities with all information on the boat. At 8:41am the travellers sent us a new position. We directly informed Salvamento. At 10:39am the contact person confirmed that the people had been rescued to Spain.
Case 2: At 9:09am CEST we were informed about a boat that had left from Cap Spartel at 3am CEST, carrying 12 people, among them 5 women and a baby. We received their GPS position at 9:16am and informed Salvamento Marítimo at 9:27am. Afterwards, we couldn’t reach the boat anymore. At 3:08pm the contact person informed us that the travellers had been intercepted by the Moroccan Marine Royale.
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