Ocean Viking overhears M/V Mare Jonio’s VHF call to LYCG asking to confirm rescue and dead bodies. LYCG answer they have rescued more than 70 people and that the situation is under control.
16:15
Ocean Viking is copied in an email from Alarm Phone to ITMRCC about report of 8 deceased people onboard the boat in distress
EU patrol aircraft calls Ocean Viking on VHF to inform that a Maltese helicopter recovered one person from the rubber boat. The second person is deceased and EU patrol aircraft asks if Ocean Viking can recover the dead body
Ocean Viking will recover the dead body if possible but the vessel is restarting search for possible rubber boat in distress to the East of the current location. Ocean Viking currently at 60 NM from the reported casualty.
Aquarius reports to Italian RCC that after cross-checking testimonies, 2 people are missing from the group of survivors
Sent email to ITMRCC, informing that by cross-checking testimonies recently collected on board from the people rescued in SAR events 392/393, it is confirmed that two people are reported missing.