Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations –30th of July 2022Case name: 2022_07_30 - Eastern Med - 949
Situation: Pushback between Lesvos and Turkey
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea
Summary of the Case: On the 30th of July 2022, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted to a group of 22 people at sea between Lesvos and Turkey. It was not confirmed how many people were in the group by the travellers themselves. Alarm Phone was told they had been pushed back from Greek to Turkish territorial waters. Alarm Phone alerted the Turkish Coast Guard (TCG) who already knew of the case and had launched an operation. The TCG informed Alarm Phone they found a boat at the location but only 7 people were on board, they were taken back to Turkey.
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