Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 22nd of June 2023Case name: 2023_06_22-ATL046
Situation: 59 travellers in distress in the Atlantic, rescued by Salvamento Maritimo.
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 seven women and three 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. Later, the relative confirmed that the travellers had been rescued.
Last update: 12:18 Jan 21, 2024
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