Overview
- Alarm Phone says the boat departed Zuwara, Libya, on December 18 carrying 117 people and soon fell out of contact.
- The groups report one survivor rescued by a Tunisian fishing vessel who recounted severe weather shortly after departure.
- Sea-Watch’s Seabird aircraft searched the area but did not locate the vessel, reinforcing fears of a sinking.
- Alarm Phone alerted relevant coast guards and NGOs despite lacking GPS coordinates for the distressed boat.
- The Libyan coast guard told Alarm Phone it carried out no rescues or interceptions on December 18–19, and the Italian coast guard offered no further details during contact.