Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 27th of March 2020Case name: 2020_03_27-WM459
Situation: 35 people left from Dahkla, Western Sahara heading for the Canary Islands, but returned to Morocco.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Western Mediterranean
Summary of the Case:
We were alerted by a relative to a boat carrying 35 people, including 9 women and 2 babies, which had left from Dahkla in Western Sahara aiming for the Canary Islands. We alerted the Salvamento Maritimo, the Spanish search and rescue authority, on Las Palmas who actively searched for the boat. We continued trying to get in contact with the travellers and liaised with the authorities. On 4 April we were informed by the relative that the travellers had returned to Morocco.
Last update: 20:44 Aug 07, 2020
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