Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations 8th July 2024Case name: 2024_07_08-CM204
Situation: 20 travellers in distress in the Central Med, rescued by the Italian coastguard.
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Central Mediterranean
Summary of the case: On Monday the 8th of July 2024, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of 20 travellers in distress in the Central Mediterranean Sea. We were not able to establish direct contact to the boat but the relative gave us their GPS position. We then immediately alerted the relevant search and rescue authorities, relaying all the information we had. Not long after we had alerted the authorities did we learn from the relative that the travellers had been rescued by the Italian coastguard.
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