Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 5th January 2022Case name: 2022_01_05-ATL002
Situation: Convoy of two boats in distress in the Atlantic Sea, intercepted by the Moroccan navy.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Atlantic Sea
Summary: On Wednesday the 5th of January 2022, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a convoy of two rubber boats in distress in the Atlantic Sea. One boat was carrying 55 travellers, nine women and 46 men, while the other was carrying 51 travellers, nine women, 40 men and two children. The travellers had left from Tan-Tan at around 04.00 CET on the 3rd of January. They were heading towards Fuerteventura. The relative told us that they had lost contact to the boat at midnight the day before. We were not able to reach any of the two boats directly, but immediately forwarded all information we had to the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo. Later in the afternoon, we learned that the two boats had been intercepted by the Moroccan navy.
Last update: 13:46 Aug 22, 2022
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