Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 19th of November 2019

Case name: 2019_11_19-AEG624
Situation: 16 people rescued to Lesvos; 30 people rescued to Samothraki, 6 people rescued to Kos
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea

Summary of the Case:

Short Overview
On 19 November 2019, our shift teams were alerted to three different cases in the Aegean Sea; a boat with 16 travellers were rescued by the Greek Coastguard (CG) from near the south of Lesvos; 30 people were rescued by the Greek CG 5km off Samothraki; 6 travellers were rescued by the Greek CG from a boat in distress near Kos.

Case 1:
At 08:17h CET we were informed by a relative of someone on board of a boat of 16 people in severe distress near to Mytilene/Lesvos. We informed the Greek Coastguard. The Greek CG called us at 09:08h to confirm the rescue. The travellers were taken to Lesvos.

Case 2:
The Alarm Phone was called at 10:55h CET by a relative of somebody on board a boat in distress 5km from Samothraki. We alerted the Greek CG who launched a rescue. At 13:08h the Greek CG confirmed the rescue of 30 people from that position.

Case 3:
At 21:30h a worried relative contacted us for information about a boat of six or seven people who had gone missing near Kos about an hour previously. We contacted the Greek CG who informed us that they had rescued a boat of six travellers who had all been taken to a hotspot.