Papierlose Zeitung: «Hery up please ???»: The records of a sea rescue

“On 9th September 2015, a Syrian woman contacts by whatsapp the shift team of Watch the Med Alarmphone, an independant hotline for boat people in distress. She is on a boat close to Lesbos. The engine is broken. The whatsapp conversation published here gives impressive insights into Alarmphone’s valuable work and shows clearly the reprehensibility of the European border policies which bring refugees in such dangerous and all too often deadly situations.”

External Link: Papierlose Zeitung: «Hery up please ???»: The records of a sea rescue

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We are worried! There's no information about the whereabouts of this group since yesterday evening. @hellenicpolice only said they were searching, but to not have found the people. We fear another #pushback!

🆘️ from 42 people in distress 50 km south of #Crete!

We are in contact with the group who told us that they have no fuel left & are drifting at sea. They say they are in a critical situation, but could not yet send us their GPS position. We are worried & alerted @HCoastGuard!

🆘️ from 10 people stuck on an islet in the #Evros river, #Greece!

We are in contact with a worried relative who told us that two infants in critical condition are among this group. We informed the local authorities and asked for urgent medical assistance! #NoPushback!

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