How does the Alarm Phone Work

In the first video, you can find information on how the Alarm Phone works. More importantly, we explain the procedure that is taken when the Alarm Phone receives a distress call. In this video we clarify what the Alarm Phone can and cannot do.

This video is also available in: Arabic, French, Bambara, Wolof, Sarakhoule, Tigrinya and Farsi.

 

 

This second video describes the daily work, the technical methods and the political aims of the project.

Please feel free to spread and share these videos with your friends and family, especially those who might try crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Alarmphone on X

@HCoastGuard We have lost contact with the people in distress for over 30 hours but fear they are still at sea. We do not know of any rescue activity by either #Greece or #Egypt. Don't let these 37 people perish at sea! We call on the authorities to act without further delay!

Am 11. Oktober 2026 gibt es das Alarm Phone seit 12 Jahren. Rund 11.000 Boote in Seenot haben sich in dieser Zeit aus allen Meeren vor den EU-Grenzen bei uns gemeldet. Diese vierseitige Zeitung stellt Erfahrungen aus unserer Arbeit vor:
https://alarmphone.org/de/campaigns/12-jahre-alarm-phone/