Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 21st October 2021Case name: 2021_10_21-WM763
Situation: 59 travellers in distress in the Atlantic Sea, fate unknown.
Status of WTM Investigation: unclear outcome
Place of Incident: Atlantic Sea
Summary: On Thursday the 21st of October 2021, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 59 travellers, 25 women, 23 men and 11 children, in distress in the Atlantic Sea. The travellers had left from Dakhla on the 16th of October, heading towards the Canary Islands. We were not able to reach the travellers and did not know their exact position. However, we forwarded all the information we had to the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo. From the Spanish and Moroccan rescue authorities, we learned about several rescue operations in the Atlantic Sea, but none of them matched the boat we had been alerted to. Over the following days we were contacted by more relatives who were increasingly worried about their loved ones as time passed. In the meantime, Salvamento Maritimo confirmed that they continued the search for the travellers without results. We still do not know what happened to this group of travellers, but fear the worst. If we get more information about their fate, we will update this report.
Tweets about the case: https://twitter.com/alarm_phone/status/1452201594158735363
Last update: 18:34 Jun 05, 2022
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