Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigation – 20th of April 2015Case name: 2015_04_20-WM3
Situation: People trying to reach Spain returned to Morocco
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Western Mediterranean Sea
Summary of the Case: On Monday the 20th of April 2015 in the afternoon, the Alarm Phone’s shift team received a call from people who had left Tanger on a vessel, trying to reach Spain. There were 12 persons on board, including 2 women and 1 child. They asked for help as they had been caught by Moroccan authorities and were in the process of being returned to Cap Spartel, Morocco. The shift team reached out to a friend in Tanger, Moroccco who promised to follow up on the situation of the passengers. He established contact and learned that they had been returned to Morocco but were soon released by the Moroccan authorities. They thanked the Alarm Phone and said that they would call the Alarm Phone again, in their next attempt to cross the Western Mediterranean Sea.
Last update: 20:03 May 16, 2015
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