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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🆘 ~60 people in urgent distress off #Libya!
The group is drifting on a rubber boat with a broken engine and needs help immediately, as they report water entering and the boat deflating. Authorities are alerted - there is no time to lose! We urge them to act without delay!

🆘 52 vite umane in pericolo nel #Mediterraneo centrale!

@alarm_phone segnala che 52 persone in fuga dalla #Libia si trovano alla deriva a bordo di un’imbarcazione che si sta riempiendo d’acqua.

Le Autorità sono state allertate: serve un urgente intervento di soccorso.

🆘 Urgent distress in the central Mediterranean!

We were alerted by 52 people in distress off the coast of #Libya. They say they are adrift and report water coming into the boat. We lost contact a few hours ago. Authorities are informed, urgent rescue is needed!

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