Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 23rd of October 2018Case name: 2018_10_23-AEG447
Situation: 50 people brought back to Turkey
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea
Summary of the Case: On October 23rd, 2018 at 1.35am CET, the Alarm Phone was alerted to a boat of 50 people in distress in Turkish waters that was sinking. The shift team was not able to establish direct contact with the boat but called the Turkish coastguard to inform them of the situation. The Turkish coastguard informed the Alarm Phone at 2.51am that the rescue ship was approaching the boat. The shift team was unable to confirm the rescue with the passengers themselves.
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