🆘 ~71 people incl. women and children in distress in Maltese SAR! According to the people on board, the boat is deflating. They are urgently calling for help! We have informed the authorities and call for a swift rescue! Don't let them drown!
+++ URGENT +++ We were called again by the ~71 people in distress in #Malta SAR zone. They are urgently asking for help. They reported water entering the boat and that ~10 people went overboard! Authorities are informed. Rescue is needed now!
The merchant vessel #Neverland is near the people in distress but does not intervene. They are desperate and thirsty. Night is approaching and the situation gets more dangerous by the minute. It is Malta's duty to coordinate a rescue but they remain unresponsive to our calls!
Despite #AFM being on scene since yesterday evening, the ~71ppl are still not rescued this morning. #Neverland left and we fear #Malta is again putting lifes in danger while trying to organize another illegal pushback to #Libya.
Where are they? Our contact to the ~71 people in distress onboard of the rubber boat was lost after 8.30h today. In our last call they were desperate as they could see Armed Forces of Malta vessels nearby watching them but not rescuing. We fear a push-back of the people to Libya.
We are relieved to learn that the ~71 people in serious distress in Maltese SAR zone and spotted by #Moonbird were finally rescued by the Armed Forces Malta - once more after a delay in rescue. We hope they will be quickly disembarked in a port of safety.
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