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

Alarmphone on X

🆘 ~10 people in distress in the #CentralMed! We are in contact with 10 people on a rubber boat. They are in #Malta SAR and are urgently calling for help. We informed authorities in #Malta and #Italy and urge them to launch an immediate rescue operation!

🆘 17 people missing on their way to #Lampedusa! Many relatives reached out to us, looking for a boat carrying 17 people, among them many minors. The boat left close to #Zarzis on August 19. We called various authorities, but did not get any info. We’re worried – where are they?

🆘Où sont-elles? Nous avons alerté les autorités à propos de 127 personnes parties de Banjul, #Gambie le 7 août. Nous n’arrivons pas à obtenir d’informations et nous inquiétons de les savoir en mer depuis 14 jours. Nous espérons qu’elles seront retrouvées et amenées en sécurité!