GACS patrol vessel P-301 asks Ocean Viking via VHF to evacuate the fibreglass boat and bring the people on board Ocean Viking.

GACS patrol vessel P-301 instructs Ocean Viking via VHF to provide assistance to the people in distress in the fibreglass boat. (Arabic-speaking Ocean Viking’s translator facilitates VHF communications with Libyan coastguard).

Ocean Viking requests twice to GACS patrol vessel P-301 confirmation of the instruction to recover the people from the fiberglass boat to Ocean Viking.

GACS patrol vessel P-301 states both times to “proceed” and “take them”.