Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 25th of May 2023Case name: 2023_05_25-ATL026
Situation: 54 travellers in distress in the Atlantic Ocean, rescued by Salvamento Maritimo.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Atlantic Ocean
Summary of the case: On Thursday the 25th of May 2023, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 54 travellers, including two women, in distress in the Atlantic Ocean. The travellers had left from Tan Tan in the early hours of the morning. We managed to reach the boat and got their GPS position. They told us that they were drifting as they had run out of fuel. We immediately relayed all the information we had to the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo. We stayed in contact with the travellers and relayed their updated positions to Salvamento Maritimo when possible. At 01.28 CEST the following morning, the travellers told us that a helicopter was circling them. Soon after, we learned from the relative that the travellers had been rescued by Salvamento Maritimo.
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