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? 31 people missing at sea since Friday evening.

We have informed authorities but do not have a clear location of the boat. We fear another invisible #shipwreck in the central Mediterranean. We stand with the relatives and demand #SafePassage!

🆘️ Where are they?

We alerted authorities more than 10 hours ago about 37 people in distress. They departed from Zuwara, #Libya. We do not know what has happened to the group. We are worried for their safety and urge authorities to search for them NOW!

🆘️ from ~79 people in distress on #Rhodos!

The group tell us there are 26 children and a pregnant woman with them. They are soaked from water entering the boat, and are freezing cold. They need urgent medical assistance. Authorities have been informed: assist them now!