Ocean Viking receives an email from Alarm Phone, addressed to LYJRCC, ITMRCC and MTJRCC with Pilotes Volontaires and Sea-Watch’s airborne operations, UNHCR and Ocean Viking in copy, alerting to a black rubber boat in distress with 70 to 125 people onboard (including 13 women, and 15 children) who departed from Al Khoms, Libya. Alarm Phone also informs of a potential white rubber boat nearby.
Reported position: N33°11′ 26 89, E014° 02′ 27 88
