Salvamento Marítimo had published on his account Twitter that the crew of the search plane that had found the cayuco this afternoon estimated that it could take about 200 people on board, but the definitive count made when the rescue ship arrived in the area ruled out that it was the same vessel they were looking for.
Specific, 80 men and six women of sub-Saharan origin traveled in it, in apparent good health, A spokesperson for the public company has informed EFE.
The Guardamar Calipe goes with them to the port of Arguineguin (Gran Canaria), where your arrival is expected around 7:50 p.m.
In recent weeks, they have come to The ironGran Canaria and Tenerife several large canoes, with up to 159 occupants, and numerous departures from Senegal have been reported, sometimes in groups, with four, five or more vessels setting sail at the same time.
Some have been intercepted in Mauritania and others are still in search, as is the case of the cayuco with some 200 people that left for Spain on June 27 from Kanfountine, some 1,700 kilometers from Tenerife.
