Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 26th of May 2023Case name: 2023_05_26-WM037
Situation: One traveller attempting to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar, rescued by Salvamento Maritimo and brought to Spain.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Western Mediterranean Sea
Summary of the case: On Friday the 26th of May 2023, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to one traveller in distress in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The man was attempting to swim from Ksar es-Seghir to the Spanish mainland and had left eight hours previously. We were not able to reach the person swimming. However, we immediately alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo, relaying all the information we had. Soon after, Salvamento Maritimo confirmed that they had just rescued one person swimming across the Strait of Gibraltar.
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