Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 14th of September 2018Case name: 2018_09_14-AEG427
Situation: 43 people in distress as their engine broke down and water started entering the boat. Rescued by Turkish coast guard.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea
Summary of the Case: On Friday the 14th of September at 4.14am the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a contact person to a boat with around 40 travellers in distress, forwarding us the number and position of the boat. The contact person informed us that the engine had stopped working, and that water was entering the boat. We were not able to establish a direct contact to the boat. At 4.51am we called the Turkish coast guard and passed on the information we had. At 6.34am we called the Turkish coast guard again, and they informed us that they had rescued a boat with 43 people. Later, the contact person confirmed that the travellers had been rescued by the Turkish coast guard and were all safe.
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