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

🆘 Where are they? We were alerted to a boat with 29 people, that left #Sfax #Tunisia, on September 11th. 4 long days relatives & families have not heard from them. The respective authorities #MRCCTunis #RCCMalta @guardiacostiera are alerted but do not act. We demand answers!

🚨New evidence of European complicity in shootings at sea: A @Frontex report confirms that European authorities watched the #TareqBinZeyad shooting at ~140 people fleeing Libya for HOURS, without intervening. Several people were seriously wounded.
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🆘 from 77 people in distress south of #Crete!

Relatives of this group told us that water is entering the boat & the group is very afraid. We spoke to the @HCoastGuard in Piraeus, who said that they will investigate. The group needs to be rescued now - don't delay!