Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigation – 15th of May 2015Case name: 2015_05_15-WM7
Situation: 8 people in distress in the Western Mediterranean Sea, Spanish waters
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Western Mediterranean Sea
Summary of the Case: In the morning of Friday the 15th of May, the Alarm Phone shift team received a call from Morocco, informing us about a vessel in distress in Spanish waters, near Tarifa, with 8 passengers on board (1 woman, 7 men). The vessel had left Tanger in the early hours of the day but had entered an emergency situation with water entering their vessel. The shift team immediately informed the Spanish rescue agency Salvamento Maritimo in Tarifa, passing on the gathered information. In a phone conversation with Salvamento Maritimo about 1 hour later, they confirmed the rescue of the vessel and the well-being of all 8 passengers.
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