Nearly 140 people have been rescued from the waters of the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands in the past 24 hours, according to Maritime Rescue.
Of those rescued in total, 138 were 99 men, 25 women and 14 minors, the same source added.
The last sub-Saharan migrants rescued from the waters of that Spanish archipelago were 52 people, including five women, who were pulled from the waters about 74 kilometers from Arrecife, Lanzarote.
According to state-owned sources, the rescue center in Las Palmas received a warning from the Guardia Civil about this last ship at around 9 a.m. (Canary time), after mobilizing salvamar Al Nair who spotted the boat around 11 a.m.: 40. Migrants must arrive at 14 :09 arrive at the port of Arrecife.
This Saturday, another ship was also rescued, about 110 km from Tenerife, carrying 50 sub-Saharan migrants, including 20 women and nine children.
This ship has been searched continuously since last night, when controllers mobilized the Calliope sea watch and alerted the ships in the area, which they were unable to locate at night.
At around 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, the position of the migrants was obtained by telephone, around 11:15 a.m. a warship sighted the ship, after which the approach maneuver and the removal of people began.
You are expected to go to the port of Aguineguín, arriving at around 2:25 PM.
The first rescue took place on Friday evening, when the salvamar Macondo rescued 36 migrants of North African descent, including five children, who were about 18 kilometers from the south of Gran Canaria.
Source: DN
