47 people in distress in Maltese SAR!
Last night 47 in distress people alerted us. We immediately informed authorities at 22:59CEST. The people are still at sea and need urgently to be rescued.
@Armed_Forces_MT: Sea-rescue is your duty! Don't let them drown! #LeaveNoOneBehind

The boat is drifting as the fuel is out. After a second night at sea the people are without food and water and ask for immediate help, they have one pregnant woman with her daughter on board. The people fled #Libya two days ago and need to be rescued now!
#LeaveNoOneBehind

At 11.10h we reached the people in distress once more. They are still drifting in #Malta SAR. They said: "People are without water, the pregnant woman is so tired, the child is crying, so thirsty. Please if you don't want to save us give us at least water." #Malta refuses to act.

At 12.23h CEST, the people in distress told us that a military helicopter was circling above them. They keep asking about water and tell us how tired they are.

@Armed_Forces_MT it is your duty to intervene. Don’t wait until it is too late.

The people got in touch again. They are still drifting in Maltese SAR. They said that 4 people got a sunburn and they need water. The mother begged us if can at least save her child. They said: "we are dying here slowly, please don't leave us alone".

@Armed_Forces_MT RESCUE NOW!

We reached the people again. They are still in distress out at sea, 22 hours after we alerted authorities, and extremely exhausted. #Malta & #Italy do not pick up the phone or refuse to comment on their (non-)action. Soon we will see another tragedy at sea.

At 14h CEST, the people in distress told us: “We are so tired, the situation is like hell. The boat lost so much air, water is coming inside. We are dying. No water, no food. Some people lost consciousness. Come save us please. We are close to death.”

At 15.40h CEST, the people in distress tell us: “We are so tired. There are two people who lost consciousness. We don’t know whether one of them is alive or dead. We need water.”

At 17:44h CEST, the people on board tell us: “We do not have enough energy left to take the water out of the boat. Our phone battery will die soon.” RCC Malta refuses to listen to us on the phone and hangs up.