Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 23th of February 2020Case name: 2020_02_23-CM234
Situation: 51 people left Zuwarah on a wooden boat and were rescued by SW3 the next night
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Central Mediterranean
Summary of the Case:
On the 23rd of February in the evening, our shift team was called by a worried relative. He told us that he was in contact with his cousin, who was on a blue wooden boat with around 50 persons on board. They left Zuwarah at 5am. The weather was getting worse and the people on board were afraid. We informed all the competent authorities as well as Sea-Watch3.
During the night, the crew of Sea-Watch found & rescued the boat in difficult weather conditions. Even with bad weather, people continue to flee Libya.
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