Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 11th of June 2023Case name: 2023_06_11-ATL033
Situation: Around 65 travellers in distress in the Atlantic Ocean, rescued and brought to Fuerteventura.
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 to a group of around 65 travellers, including nine women and three children, in distress in the Atlantic Ocean. They called us from their satellite phone and we managed to get their GPS position. The connection was poor, but we could hear that people on the boat were panicking. We immediately alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo to the distress situation. We stayed in contact with the boat and relayed updated positions to Salvamento Maritimo as often as possible. Eventually, we lost contact to the travellers. The following day we learned that the travellers had been rescued and brought to Fuerteventura.
Last update: 11:37 Jan 21, 2024
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