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Another boat in distress in the #Maltese SAR zone! A wooden boat with 28 people incl. 3 women & a baby left Zuwarah in #Libya last night. At 21.10 CEST, after receiving their GPS position, we informed the authorities. We hope this time they will launch a timely rescue operation!
The #Italian coastguard responded to the distress call! The boat is indeed in the #Maltese SAR zone, but just 38 nautical miles from #Lampedusa. We hope that this #SAR cooperation will lead to a successful rescue and that the people will be brought to the closest port of safety. 
🔴We talked to the people on board & to the Italian coastguard again. Although earlier they said they had started a rescue operation, they are NOT taking any action to rescue the boat off #Lampedusa. #Malta authorities are also inactive. This is an illegal act of non-assistance!
Breaking! Circa 90 persone in pericolo nella zona SAR #Maltese! La barca di legno è partita da Zuwara in #Libia. Quando abbiamo ricevuto la posizione GPS l'abbiamo inviata alle autorità maltesi che, alle 21.56h, hanno confermato di aver lanciato un areo di ricognizione.
Alle h23.35 le autorità di #Malta ci hanno comunicato di aver localizzato dall’alto l’imbarcazione! Hanno anche confermato il lancio di un’operazione di salvataggio. La barca sta imbarcando acqua e le persone a bordo hanno paura. Speriamo che vengano salvate velocemente.
La situazione a bordo sta peggiorando e la barca è a rischio di #naufragio! Abbiamo anche informato la @guardiacostiera Italiana, visto che la barca è molto più vicina all'#Italia che a #Malta. Non c’è tempo da perdere: urge salvataggio immediato delle 90 persone a bordo!
Breaking: approx. 90 people in distress in the #Maltese SAR zone! The wooden boat left from Zuwara in #Libya. When we received their GPS position we forwarded it to the Maltese authorities. At 21.56h they confirmed the launch of an aerial search mission!
#safepassage
#safepassage
At 23.35h CEST the #Maltese authorities informed us that they have spotted the wooden boat from the air! They also confirmed that they will launch a #rescue operation. We hope that the boat will be quickly found – water is entering the boat and the people on board are scared.
The situation is deteriorating rapidly, the boat is at risk of capsizing! We also informed the Italian authorities as the boat is much closer to #Italy than Malta. No time can be lost: rescue for the 90 lives should take priority and must be launched immediately! @guardiacostiera
This afternoon we were called by approximately 50 people in distress coming from #Libya, incl. about 20 women & several children. Communication was difficult but once we received a GPS position we informed the #Maltese authorities at 18.10h and later also the #Italian coastguard.
About two hours ago, we were called by a boat in distress in the #Maltese #SAR zone. The boat had left from #Libya over 23 hours ago and carries approx. 40 people. We alerted the Maltese authorities shortly after, at 22.33h CEST. We remain in direct contact with the boat.
Once again, Alarm Phone was alerted to a boat in distress in the #Maltese #SAR zone. There are approx 100ppl who report that they are at sea for 3 days already! We informed RCC #Malta at 13.00 CEST.
The people on board report that they have run out of food and water, and that some are panicking. Some are very sick and need immediate medical attention. There are children on board as well as women, some of whom are pregnant. Immediate rescue needed! @Refugees
We know that several aerial assets of #EUNAVFORMED have been in the area already since yesterday but have not engaged in rescue yet! An asset from the Armed Forces of Malta is also in the vicinity. #safepassage
In the early morning the Alarmphone was in contact with a boat with 75ppl in the SAR zone of #Malta. Now the boat is not reachable anymore. Since hours MRCC Malta refuses info if they spotted the boat and finally started the rescue operation.
The people tell us they spent 36h on sea now, they are exhausted, hungry and thirsty. They did not see one rescue asset yet. MRCC #Malta received all relevant info: we demand immediate rescue by them now!
#Solidarity with the 75 survivors on #Maridive601. After 3 days they are still not allowed to disembark. Although they were in distress in international waters, #Italian and #Maltese authorities ignored them. This is a violation of international law and #maritime conventions!
Tunisia is not a safe place for #refugees. Yet, ppl on board need medical attention, food, water and shelter. Due to #EU negligence we have no other option than to ask Tunisian authorities to let them disembark in Zarzis & to guarantee that they will not be deported to #Libya!
We also call on European authorities to respond to distress calls with adequate rescue instead of non-assistance and to re-settle these people to #Europe, where many cities have declared their #solidarity. Full statement here: alarmphone.org/en/2019/06/03/…
#Solidarity with survivors & #Tunisian rescuers! 75 ppl are still not allowed to disembark in Zarzis after being rescued by the Tunisian ‘Maridive 601’. According to Tunisian fishermen & the NGO FTDES, the boat was ignored by #Italian & #Maltese authorities when in distress.
The 75 ppl fled from Libya & are stranded on the ‘Maridive’ with 3 of them suffering from severe health issues. Together with #FTDES we condemn the “#European practice of non-assistance and restriction of maritime rescue operations” which create these situations.
We also protest the fact that even when disembarked, the rights of the 75 are dramatically violated, as in #Tunisia they cannot find the rights and protection they urgently need. Find here our full statement and further images: tiny.cc/7cwm7y
