🆘Since last night we are in contact with a boat in distress fleeing #Libya, carrying about 17 people, including 3 children. Communication is difficult & broke at 7am. The people were panicking & we couldn’t receive correct coordinates. Authorities are informed & should search!
The ~17 people are still in distress at sea! We lost contact to this boat for many hours but reconnected at 20:38 CEST today. We have since tried to establish a good contact but it has been difficult. We have alerted authorities again & hope for a search operation for this boat.
We lost contact to the ~17 people in urgent distress after 8:00am today. Authorities in #Malta, #Italy and #Libya don't respond. The people have been adrift for at least 42 hours. Their relatives are extremely worried for their love ones. Don’t let them drown! Rescue them now!
We had intermittent contact with the ~17 people til 13.45, but the communication is very difficult. They seem to be still drifting in international waters just 7nm south of Maltese SAR zone. @guardiacostiera @Armed_Forces_MT your non-assistance is a violation of international law
The position of the boat in distress seems to match the track of #Osprey1 reported by @scandura. @Frontex is monitoring the people in distress from the air.
Stop watching them drown and start rescuing! The people have been adrift for more than 2 days! #DontLetThemDrown
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