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

🆘! ~67 people in distress in the Central Mediterranean!

Alarm phone alerted authorities about a group who left #Libya.
The boat is adrift, leaking and the engine stopped. The people fear for their lives. Immediate rescue is needed!

Publication! This analysis provides a chronology of the 2nd half of 2024, an account of the 482 boats we assisted in the central Med over this period & other relevant developments. In the whole of 2024, we assisted 803 distress cases in this region. https://alarmphone.org/en/2025/02/14/deaths-and-repression-but-also-solidarity-and-struggle-in-the-central-med/?post_type_release_type=post

🆘 ~40 people in distress on their way to #Crete, #Greece!

We cannot reach the group & don't have a GPS-position of their boat. Their relatives told us that the condition on the boat is very bad. We informed @HCoastGuard & urge them to launch a search & rescue mission now!

Load More