Reported distress position of the AP719 case: N33 58 4072 E012 07 2441. Approximately 85 persons reported onboard, including children.
Water is reported to be entering in the boat. People are urgently asking for help.

Ocean Viking is approximately 45NM away from the last known distress position.

Ocean Viking bridge estimates probable that this boat was the one searched for and reported in distress by Alarm Phone (AP 719)

“Ocean Viking found an empty blue wooden boat without engine, adrift in the vicinity of the last known position. Ocean Viking resumes the navigation.”

The wooden boat is unseaworthy, overcrowded, with about 50 people on board, no lifejackets, all exposed to the elements. Distress phase: the boat and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

Rescue position: 33 19.7 N 012 45.7 E

Nadir reports having distributed lifejackets to the people on the boat in distress.

New reported distress position: 34 07N 012 37E

The rubber boat is unseaworthy, overcrowded, with about 12 people on board, all exposed to the elements. Distress phase: the boat and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

Rescue position: 34 10.0N 012 38.1E

Ocean Viking position: 34 10.0 N 012 38.1 E

Reported distress position: 34 51 N 012 40 E

Ocean Viking is 40 NM away from the reported distress position.

Ocean Viking position: 34 01.8 N 012 34.6 E.

Reported distress position: 34 55 N 012 36 E

Reported distress position: N34 55 E12 35 (AP726)

Distress phase: the boat and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

Ocean Viking position: 34 44.5 N 012 39.3 E

Rescue position: 34 49.1N 012 41.4E

Ocean Viking is 8NM away from the known distress position.

On scene, SV Astral assessed the situation and partially distributed lifejackets.

Distress phase: the boat and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

Rescue position: 34 55.3N 012 36.9E

Reported distress position: N 35 01  E 012 34

Updated reported distress position: N3501 E1235

Ocean Viking position: 34 14.6N 013 14.8E

Updated reported distress position: 34 59.0N 012 34.0E

The possible distress position is 50NM away from Ocean Viking’s position.

Ocean Viking is about 50NM away from the reported distress position.

Ocean Viking position: 34 21.1N 013 11.3E.

ITMRCC advises to contact Ocean Viking flagstate SAR authority or the competent SAR authority of the area for the designation of a Place of Safety for the survivors onboard Ocean Viking

Distress phase: the boat and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

Rescue position: 34 57.0N 012 31.7E

Ocean Viking position: in position 35 04.3N 012 39.7E

Distress phase: the boat and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

Rescue position: 35 03.7N 012 39.7E

Ocean Viking position: N 34 47.4 E012 38.1

Reported distress position: N3455 E01212

Ocean Viking is approximately 22NM away from the reported distress position.

Ocean Viking position: 34 48.7N 012 33.0E

Distress phase: the boat and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

AP742 / DC578

Updated reported distress position: N 34.59, E 012.14.

Rescue position: 34 50.4N 012 28.4E

Ocean Viking is 15NM away from the reported distress position.

AP742 / DC578

Reported distress position 3502N 01215E

DC585 – Reported distress position: 3455N 01212E

DC586 – Reported distress position: 3455N 012012E

Ocean Viking position 35 03.9N 012 17.8E.

Distress phase: the boats and its occupants are threatened by grave and imminent danger and require immediate assistance.

Rescue position: 35 06.0N 012 19.8E

Ocean Viking position: 35 11.0 N 12 20.8 E

The wooden boat is unseaworthy, overcrowded, with about 50 people on board, all exposed to the elements.

Rescue position: 35 12.1N 012 21.0E

Ocean Viking position: 34 56.7N 012 21.3E

The wooden boat is unseaworthy, overcrowded, with about 15 people on board, no lifejackets, all exposed to the elements.

Rescue position: 34 56.4N 012 20.8E.

ITMRCC is advising Ocean Viking to contact the flag state SAR authority or the competent SAR authority of the area.

ITMRCC is advising Ocean Viking to contact the flag state SAR authority or the competent SAR authority of the area.Close

ITMRCC is advising Ocean Viking to contact the flag state SAR authority or the competent SAR authority of the area.CloseClose

Ocean Viking position: 37 03.3N 015 35.1E

Ocean Viking is 26 hours of navigation away from the Place of Safety.