<b>Watch The Med Alarm Phone Investigations – 4th April 2022</b> <i>Case name</i>: 2022_04_04-ATL037 <i>Situation</i>: Around 55 travellers in distress in the Atlantic, rescued to the Canary Islands <i>Status of WTM Investigation</i>: Concluded <i>Place of Incident</i>: Atlantic Sea <i>Summary of the case:</i> On Monday 4th of April 2022, the Alarm Phone shift team was alerted by a relative to a group of around 55 travellers in distress in the Atlantic Ocean. The travellers had left from around Laayoune early the day before in a convoy of several boats. We immediately alerted the Spanish search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo to the distress of the travellers, relaying all the information we had. At around 08.00 CEST Salvamento informed us that rescue was ongoing. Later, the relative confirmed that the travellers had been rescued by Salvamento Maritimo and been brought to the Canary Islands.

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