Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – May 13th 2021Case name: 2021_05_13-CM433
Situation: 99 people intercepted to Lybia by so called Lybian coast guard
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Central Mediterranean
Summary of Case
At midday of May 13th Alarm Phone was alerted to a boat carrying 99 people, including many women and children, in severe distress in international waters North of Al Khums. At the time of the alert, the caller related water had entered the boat and five people were in a highly critical condition. We informed authorities at 11.53 CEST. We lost contact to the people in distress after 13.20 CEST. Throughout the afternoon, a worried relative called us asking for news of their loved ones. In the evening of the same day, operators of the so called Lybian coast guard confirmed the interception of 99 people to Lybia. The information provided matched those given by the people in distress.
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Last update: 16:45 Dec 05, 2021
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