Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 18th of May 2017
Case name: 2017_05_18-AEG286
Situation: 9 adults and 2 children from Didem (Turkey) to Samos
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea
Summary of the Case: On Thursday, the 18th of May 2017, at about 4pm, we received a WhatsApp message from a contact person about a group of travellers in the Aegean Sea, who had lost touch with their friends and family on the mainland. There were 9 adults and 2 children on the boat and they had left from Didem, Turkey at 4 am to Samos, Greece. As the travellers could not be reached, our contact person feared that they had maybe sunk or were in need of assistance. We immediately tried to get in touch with the travellers via WhatsApp and phone. We only reached an answering machine. Throughout the Thursday evening and the following morning, we tried to contact the travellers, but without success. We also kept in touch with the contact person. On Friday at 11.18am the contact person eventually confirmed to us that the travellers had reached their destination safely, despite some troubles underway. The boat had been leaking and the engine had stopped after 2 hours and 15 minutes, but they had made it to an island from where they had been picked up and brought to Samos.
Last update: 22:27 Jun 13, 2017
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