Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 27th October 2022Case name: 2022_10_27-ATL129
Situation: 58 travellers in distress in the Atlantic Ocean, intercepted by the Moroccan navy, one woman drowned.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Atlantic Ocean
Summary of the case: On Thursday the 27th of October 2022, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 58 travellers, including 14 women and two children, in distress in the Atlantic Ocean. The travellers had left from Tan Tan the same morning at around 03.00 CEST on a grey boat. We were not able to reach the travellers but immediately alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo, relaying all the information we had. The following day we spoke to the Moroccan search and rescue authorities. They informed us that the boat had been intercepted by the Moroccan navy. They had found the body of one woman who had drowned while attempting to cross, but could not confirm whether the woman had been part of this group of travellers or another group. Our thoughts and solidarity are with her friends and family!
Last update: 09:41 Nov 05, 2023
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