SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, June 11 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Last morning, Maritime Rescue rescued a canoe and a small boat in which a total of 196 migrants were traveling to the Canary Islands from the African continent, according to sources from the public body and the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (Cecoes) 1- 1-2.
Around 10:00 p.m. yesterday Saturday, the Civil Guard informed the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Tenerife of a suspicious echo, a possible cayuco, about 10 miles south of the island, for which the salvamar ‘Menkalinan’ was mobilized. and the ships that were in the area were informed in case they could confirm it.
A little over an hour later, the ‘Menkalinan’ salvamar confirmed the sighting and proceeded to rescue the 159 people on board: 130 men and 29 minors, all sub-Saharan. At around 1:30 a.m., she finished disembarking at the Los Cristianos pier and a medical transfer was made for different pathologies.
As for the other vessel, at around 5:20 a.m., the Maritime Rescue Center in Las Palmas received notice from a fishing boat informing that it had a small boat at its side some 50 miles from Arrecife, for which reason the salvamar ‘Al Nair was mobilized. ‘ and contact was made with the fishing boat, informing them that the unit was heading towards their position.
After 7:00 a.m., the salvamar intercepted the boat and began the rescue of the 37 people on board: 27 men, 9 women and a child under 6 years of age, all North Africans. With all the rescued on board, she headed towards the port of Arrecife. Two women and the minor required hospital assistance.
