WTM Alarm phone: 450 rescued in Libyan waters

18. Februar 2015 · Kommentare deaktiviert für WTM Alarm phone: 450 rescued in Libyan waters · Kategorien: Alarm Phone, Italien, Libyen · Tags:

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Vessel rescued in Libyan waters, carrying approximately 450 people

16.01.2015 / 10:32 / Off the Coast of Libya

Watch The Med Alarm Phone Report – 16th of January 2015

Case name: 2015_01_16-CM6
Situation: Vessel in distress in Central Med, carrying approximately 450 people
Status of WTM Investigation: Latest information received on the 17th of January 2015
Place of Incident: Central Mediterranean Sea

Summary of the Case: On Friday the 16th of January 2015, in the morning, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by Father Mussie Zerai to a vessel in distress that carried approximately 450 people. Father Zerai forwarded the coordinates and the satellite phone number from the people on board as well as a text message urgently requesting a rescue operation. The first attempt of the shift team to reach the migrants failed and so they quickly turned to the Italian coastguard which stated that they knew about the case but were unwilling to give out further information.

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WTM Alarm phone: 200-300 rescued in Libyan waters

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Vessel rescued in Libyan waters, carrying between 200-300 people

15.01.2015 / 10:13 / 20 miles off Tripoli/Libya

Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigation – 15 January 2015

Case name: 2015_01_15-CM6
Situation: Vessel in distress in Libyan waters, carrying between 200-300 people
Status of WTM Investigation: Ongoing (latest information received on the 16th of January 2015)
Place of Incident: Central Mediterranean Sea, approximately 20 miles off the coast of Libya

Summary of the Case: On Thursday the 15th of January 2015, in the afternoon, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by email to a vessel in distress with approximately 300 people on board. The contact person stated that the passengers were from Somalia, Eritrea and other countries, including 25 children and 60 women. The shift team tried to reach the migrants via the provided Thuraya satellite phone number but was unable to get through. It notified the Italian coastguard and forwarded the Thuraya number. In a phone conversation, the coastguard suggested that they had reached the boat via phone, were able to localise its position and would carry out a rescue operation. However, it was not entirely certain whether they were dealing with the same vessel in distress as the coastguard did not want to provide or verify further information.

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Marokko holt 6 Boat-people zurück

18. Februar 2015 · Kommentare deaktiviert für Marokko holt 6 Boat-people zurück · Kategorien: Marokko, Spanien · Tags:

Diario de Navarra

Interceptada en el Estrecho una barca con seis inmigrantes a bordo

EFE. Ceuta

La embarcación fue vista por un buque mercante que navegaba por la zona y presuntamente se dirigía hacia las costas de Cádiz

Una barca playera ha sido interceptada en el Estrecho de Gibraltar a primeras horas de la mañana de este martes con seis inmigrantes a bordo que presuntamente se dirigían hacia las costas de Cádiz.

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Forschung: „Aspiration“ von Boat-people – Abschreckung wirkungslos

18. Februar 2015 · Kommentare deaktiviert für Forschung: „Aspiration“ von Boat-people – Abschreckung wirkungslos · Kategorien: Alarm Phone, Italien, Lesetipps, Libyen, Malta · Tags: , ,

Im Rahmen des „Prozesses von Khartoum“ hat die EU wissenschaftliche Institute damit beauftragt, die Abschreckungswirkung des EU-Grenzregimes auf die Motivation von Boat-people vor allem im Mittelmeer zu untersuchen. Erste Studienergebnisse zeigen, dass die „Aspirationen“ auch nicht durch massenhaften Tod an den EU-Grenzen zu brechen sind. Ab Frühjahr 2015 – mit der Besserung des Wetters im zentralen Mittelmeer und der dann steigenden Zahl von Boat-people – ergebe sich daher für die EU ein Dilemma, das nicht mehr mit den hergebrachten Mitteln gelöst werden könne.

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