Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 11th of June 2023Case name: 2023_06_11-ATL032
Situation: 58 travellers in distress in the Atlantic Ocean, rescued by Moroccan navy and brought to Boujdour.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Atlantic Ocean
Summary of the case: On Sunday the 11th of June 2023, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 58 travellers, including 19 women and one child, in distress in the Atlantic Ocean. The travellers had left from Laayoune in the early morning of the 11th of June. We managed to reach the boat and got their GPS position. The travellers told us that they are not any longer able to maneuvre the boat and that they are sinking. They informed us about the merchant vessel FAIRCHEM SUCCES which was near them. The travellers said that “the ship cannot help them”. We immediately alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo, relaying all the information we had. They informed us that a vessel of the Moroccan Navy is proceeding to the position of the boat. Later that day the Moroccan Navy informed us that they rescued the boat and disembarked the travellers to Boujdour. On board were 58 travellers among them 21 women and one child.
Last update: 15:12 Jan 15, 2024
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