Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 19th of September 2019Case name: 2019_09_19-AEG577
Situation: 35 travellers in distress while heading towards Mitilini rescued by the Greek Coastguard.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea
Summary of the Case: In the night of Thursday the 19th of September the Alarm Phone was alerted to a boat in distress heading towards Mitilini carrying 35 travellers. Around 2 am CEST our shift team established contact with the travellers who informed that the engine was no longer working. At 2.11 am we recived their GPS location which we passed on to the Greek Coastguards at 2.36am. Approximately one hour later the Greek Coastguard called us back and informed us that they were sending a rescue vessel but that it would take a while for it to reach the boat in distress. We were no longer able to establish contact with the travellers during the rest of the night but at 8.13 am the following morning the Greek Coastguard confirmed that the boat had been rescued.
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