Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 24th of January 2021Case name: 20210124-CM353
Situation: boat with 45 people from Zawiya almost reached Lampedusa on their own but were finally rescued close to Lampedusa
Status of WTM Investigation: concluded
Place of Incident: Central Mediterranean Sea
Summary of the Case:
In the morning of January 24 the Alarm Phone got information about a boat in distress in the Central Mediterranean Sea. The people had departed from Zawiya, Lybia, in a white rubber boat with 45 people on board. We informed the authorities at 10.40h CET about the distress of water entering the boat. Unfortunately we were not able to establish direct contact to the people and get their coordinates, but the NGO „Pilotes Volontaires“ spotted them and with the help of the relatives who contacted us we could identify some people on board. Pilotes Volontaires confirmed the distress, the boat was adrift without engine working and people had no life jackets. The situation got delicate due to bad weather conditions and we asked authorities for rescue operations, but did not get any information. Finally, at about 1.30h CET on January 25 we got information that the a boat was rescued close to the coast of Lampedusa. Due to the fitting details we were able to identify the boat as this case and be certain the people arrived safe to Lampedusa.
Last update: 13:02 Apr 29, 2021
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