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
🆘from 44 people, including 1 child, south of #Crete!
We were called by people on the boat yesterday but have not heard from them since last night, when they told us water was entering the boat. We alerted all authorities including @HCoastGuard & urge them to send rescue now!
🆘 16 people missing in the #WesternMed. We were alerted by a relative of a boat that left Boumerdes #Algeria on 6th July. We have not had news from them since their departure. @Salvamentogob is alerted. We hope they will be found and brought to safety!
🆘16 personnes disparues en #MéditerranéeOccidentale. Nous avons été alertés par un proche d'un bateau parti de Boumerdes, #Algérie, le 6 juillet. Nous sommes sans nouvelles depuis leur départ. @Salvamentogob a été alerté. Nous espérons qu'ils seront retrouvés et mis en sécurité!