Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 7th of November 2018Case name: 2018_11_07-AEG455
Situation: Distress situation in the Aegean Sea
Status of WTM Investigation: Closed
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea
Summary of the Case: On Wednesday the 7th of November 2018, at 2.07am, the Alarm Phone was alerted by a contact person to a boat in distress. We received their GPS position and the information that there were 15 people, including several women and children on the boat. At 2.11am, we informed the Greek coastguards about the case. At 2.28am, the Greek authorities confirmed to us that a patrol boat would reach the location about 5 minutes later. At 2.30am we received a call from the boat in which they informed us that water had entered the boat and the engine had stopped. They were anxious also due to the strong winds. At 2.51am, we received the confirmation from the contact person and also by two people on the boat that they were found and rescued by the Greek coastguards.
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