Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 22nd of June 2023Case name: 2023_06_22-ATL045
Situation: 59 travellers in distress in the Atlantic, rescued by Salamento Maritimo and brought to Gran Canaria.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Atlantic Ocean
Summary of the case: On Thursday the 22nd of June 2023, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 59 travellers, including four women and two babies, in distress in the Atlantic Ocean. The travellers had left from Laayoune. We were not able to establish direct contact to the travellers, but received a GPS position from the relative from a couple of hours before. We immediately alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo, relaying all the information we had. Online, we could see that a merchant vessel close to the GPS position we had received was doing a search trajectory. Later, Salvamento Maritimo informed us that they had rescued a boat matching the description we had given them and brought the travellers to Gran Canaria. Soon after, the relative confirmed that the travellers had been rescued.
Last update: 12:16 Jan 21, 2024
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