Following accounts given by the survivors, why was a rescue operation not immediately started by the Turkish Coast Guard after it first arrived on scene at the GPS location?
Tuttavia, i momenti di perdita e lutto devono essere rispettati e chiediamo, dunque, maggiore cura, rispetto e responsabilità nella realizzazione e nella pubblicazione di immagini che mostrano i rifugiati.
Alarm Phone chiede l’immediato trasferimento di tutti i rifugiati arrivati sull’isola militare di Farmakonisi – i viaggiatoti bloccati sull’isola devono far fronte a condizioni inumane
"Anche se ci confrontiamo con la forte disperazione e sofferenza umana in questi momenti di difficoltà, siamo stati anche ispirati innumerevoli volte dalla volontà di continuare la lotta e di attraversare il mare e di potersi muovere poi verso le destinazioni desiderate in tutta Europa"
Alarm Phone Press Release, 5th of August 2015 Distress at sea and endangered lives due to coastguard actions? Evidence shows attacks on migrant boats in the Aegean Sea where engines were removed and boats punctured by coastguards
We were alerted by a group of about 30 people in distress in the Egyptian SAR zone, trying to flee to #Crete. They say they have been at sea for 3 days already and are without fuel and water. Authorities are alerted: Rescue without delay!
🆘️️! We were alerted to a boat in urgent distress carrying 25ppl who fled from #Libya.
The merchant vessel GREAT INTELLIGENCE found the boat, but MRCC Malta ordered them to wait "until further notice is received". Rescue to a safe country in Europe is urgent!
🆘 ~20 people in distress off #Samos, #Greece. We were informed about a boat with a broken engine near Samos. The group is urgently asking for help. We informed @HCoastGuard and demand the launch of a rescue operation and #NoPushback.