Refugee rescue app pulled from App Store after it is outed as fake

The I Sea app claimed to help people call lifeboats to refugees by locating their vessels, but actually showed static images of the sea

An app which purported to offer aid to refugees lost in the Mediterranean has been pulled from Apple's App Store after it was revealed as a fake.

The I Sea app, which also won a Bronze medal at the Cannes Lions conference on Monday night, presented itself as a tool to help report refugees lost at sea, using real-time satellite footage to identify boats in trouble and highlighting their location to the Malta-based Migrant Offshore Aid Station (Moas), which would provide help.