Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 31st August 2021

Case name: 2021_08_31-WM688

Situation: Alarm Phone alerted to three people, all men, who departed from Al Hoceima on a jetski and were rescued by Marine Royal after several days at sea.

Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded

Place of Incident: Western Mediterranean

Summary On Tuesday the 31st of August 2021 at 20:57 CEST, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 3 travellers, all men, who had left from Al Hoceima with a black jetski on that day in the afternoon. The provided telephone numbers couldn’t be reached, but the shift team called Salvamento Maritimo in Almeria to make them aware of the travellers. The coast guard officer told that an operation is already ongoing. In the night Alarm Phone contacted SM Almeria again who confirmed to have rescued a jetski with four travellers on it who started from Nador. Also during the next days no news came in concerning the three men. On 4th of September Alarm Phone called MRCC Rabat who confirmed to have rescued 3 men on the day before, which means they have been three days at sea.