14/07: 49 travellers rescued to Lanzarote by Salvamento Maritimo
Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 14th July 2022Case name: 2022_07_14-ATL069
Situation: 49 travellers in distress in the Atlantic Sea, rescued by Salvamento Maritimo and brought to Lanzarote.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Atlantic Sea
Summary of the case: On Thursday the 14th of July 2022, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 49 travellers, including 12 women and five children, in distress in the Atlantic Sea. The travellers had left from around Guelmin on the 12th of July in the early morning on a black rubber boat. We managed to reach the travellers and receive their GPS position. They told us that their engine was no longer working and requested immediate assistance. We alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo to the distress of the travellers. They confirmed that a search and rescue operation was commenced. We managed to stay in contact with the travellers, and relayed their updated GPS position to Salvamento Maritimo when possible. In the afternoon, Salvamento Maritimo confirmed that the travellers had been rescued and would be taken to Lanzarote.
Last update: 11:29 Aug 07, 2023
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