Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 17th of January 2021Case name: 20210117-WM554
Situation: 24 travelers (11 minors, 2 women, 11 men) in distress in the Spanish SAR zone. Left from Al Hoceima, Morocco, and rescued by Salvamento Marítimo.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Western Mediterranean Sea
Summary of the Case:
On the 17th of January 2021 at 18:28h CET, the Alarm Phone was informed about a boat in distress, carrying 24 travelers. There were eleven minors, two women and eleven men in the group and their boat was green. Our shift team tried to get through to them on the phone, but without success. After several attempts to talk to them directly, we informed the Spanish Search and Rescue Organization Salvamento Marítimo (SM) in Almería via e-mail. During the night and the next morning, our shift teams continuously tried to reach the travelers, but without success. In the morning, we learned that the people had been rescued by SM and had been brought to Motril.
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