Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations 14th August 2024Case name: 2024_08_14-WM021
Situation: 18 travellers in distress in the Western Med, rescued to Palma de Mallorca by Salvamento Maritimo.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Western Mediterranean
Summary of the case: On Wednesday the 14th of August 2024, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of around 18 travellers, including eight minors, in distress in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The travellers had left around 24 hours earlier from Ain Beniane, Algeria, and were heading towards the Balearic Islands. We were not able to establish direct contact to the boat and did not know their GPS position. However, we immediately alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo, relaying all the information we had. Later, we learned from the relative that the travellers had been rescued by Salvamento Maritimo and brought to Palma de Mallorca.
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