Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 27th of April 2018Case name: 2018_04_27-AEG379
Situation: 50 travellers rescued and brought to Lesvos
Status of WTM Investigation: Concluded
Place of Incident: Aegean Sea
Summary of the Case: On Friday the 27th of April, at 04.25am, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a contact person to a group of 50 travellers, forwarding us their phone number and position, showing that they had just reached Greek waters. The contact person informed us that the boat had run out of fuel. At 4.57am we called the Greek coast guard and passed on the information we had. At 5.29am the contact person informed us that the travellers had been rescued, and via a local solidarity group we learned that a group which fitted our description had been brought to the port by the Greek coast guard.
Last update: 19:55 May 01, 2018
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