Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 21st of June 2023Case name: 2023_06_21-ATL042
Situation: 63 travellers in distress in the Atlantic, rescued and brought to Gran Canaria.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Atlantic Ocean
Summary of the case: On Wednesday the 21st of June 2023, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 63 travellers, including 11 women and a child, in distress in the Atlantic Ocean. The travellers had left from Boujdour on the 19th of June, and according to the relative they were close to Las Palmas. We were not able to establish direct contact to the travellers, but alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo, relaying all the information we had. Later, Salvamento Maritimo confirmed that the boat had been rescued and brought to Gran Canaria.
Last update: 12:10 Jan 21, 2024
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