Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 2nd of February 2019Case name: 2019_02_02-AEG484
Situation: AEG around 30 travellers stranded on Symi Island, Saved by Greek Coastguard
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea
Summary of the Case: At 4.24am CET on the 2nd of February 2019, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted to a group of approximately 30 travelers, including several children with disabilities. After speaking directly with the travelers, the shift team was able to discern that they had been stranded on the rocks on the southern edge of Nanou Bay of Symi Island around 3am CET. The shift team called the Symian port police, and was directed by the police to call the coast guard. The shift team then proceeded to relay all information to the coast guard. The shift team also maintained contact with the travelers in order to monitor the situation. At 6.30am CET the travelers reported that they could see a coastguard boat arriving towards their beach, and then they confirmed 15 minutes later that they had been rescued by the Greek Coastguard.
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