Quelle: Alarm Phone
Establishing a connection to a Smartphone on the boat would enable us to document and thus scandalise push backs. As the Strait of Gibraltar where people try to cross is only 14 kilometres and has internet coverage, establishing such a crucial connection is possible!
The Watch the Med Alarm Phone is an emergency hotline for refugee and migrant’s boats crossing the Mediterranean. In case of distress they can call the alarm number (+33486517161) and the shift on duty will inform the responsible authorities and monitor the search and rescue operation. Since the Hotline has been launched in October 2014, more than 600 distress cases have been registered and rescue organized successfully. Read our reports at http://alarmphone.org/de/.