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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🆘 3 people at the police station in #NeaVyssa, #Greece. We were informed about 3 people in the #Evros region. They entered the police station and then could not be reached anymore. @hellenicpolice: where are they? Their relatives are worried! #NoPushback!

🆘️! ~70 people, including 20 children in distress on their way to #Crete!

We are in contact with a group who reports that water is entering their boat & they are struggling with bad weather, high waves. We informed all local authorities & urge them to send rescue now!

🆘️ Alarm Phone was alerted by about 80 people in distress east of #Malta in the central#Mediterranean. They say that they are adrift. Authorities are alerted. The people need assistance now!