Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations 12th February 2024Case name: 2024_02_12-CM038
Situation: 40 travellers in distress in the Central Med, rescued and brought to Lampedusa.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Central Mediterranean
Summary of the case: On Monday the 12th of February 2024, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted to a group of 40 travellers in distress in the Central Mediterranean Sea. The travellers had left from between Sabratha and Zuwara the evening before. They told us that the weather conditions were bad with strong winds and high waves and that water was entering their boat. We managed to get their GPS position and immediately alerted the relevant search and rescue authorities, relaying all the information we had. We stayed in contact with the travellers and could hear that their situation was deteriorating. We relayed their updated positions to the authorities as often as possible. The following morning we learned that the travellers had been rescued by the Italian coastguard and brought to Lampedusa.
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