Ocean Viking is in copy of an email sent by Sea-Watch Airborne Operations to relevant maritime authorities alerting to a boat in distress spotted by Seabird2 aircraft. The distress case is assumed to be matching the open case previously alerted to by AlarmPhone.

“Our aircraft Seabird 2 spotted a distress case, which we assigned the number DC 951. We assume this case to match the case AP932, reported by Watch the Med – Alarmphone.
Please find below all information about DC 951:

• in position 33d36mN 013d52mE at 1242 UTC
• blue rubber boat
• apx. 100 people on board
• adrift
• the boat is highly overcrowded and people are sitting on the tubes
• tubes are slightly deflated
• no life vests
• the boat is in no condition to reach a port independently
  Please note that Seabird2 overheard that aircraft EAGLE2 issued a MayDay Relay at 1114 UTC for a blue RB in distress with 100 POB, in position 3333/01353. We assume that this is the same case DC951.”