Following accounts given by the survivors, why was a rescue operation not immediately started by the Turkish Coast Guard after it first arrived on scene at the GPS location?
We ask for that in order to respect the dignity of the victims/survivors but also to maintain dignity ourselves, so that we can create a community and society in which the privacy and dignity of all people are valued and respected.
تطالب شبكة رصد المتوسط - هاتف الطوارئ بالنقل الفوري لجميع اللاجئين العالقين في جزيرة فارماكينوسي العسكرية - اللاجئون عالقون في هذه الجزيرة ويواجهون ظروف غير إنسانية فيها.
Alarm Phone Press Release, 5th of August 2015 Distress at sea and endangered lives due to coastguard actions? Evidence shows attacks on migrant boats in the Aegean Sea where engines were removed and boats punctured by coastguards
⚫ Shipwreck in the Central Med! Yesterday we learned that the boat we were alerted to had capsized off #Sicily. 61 survivors were brought to #Malta, some are in hospital, 1 person died. We never had contact to the boat but were told it carried 72 people.
🆘 49 people adrift in the Central Med!
We are in contact with a group who fled #Libya. They report that they are at sea for 3 days. We alerted authorities ca. 5h ago, but still no rescue in sight! Only a plane has spotted them from air. Night is falling
immediate rescue needed!