Maritime Rescue has saved three boats carrying 248 migrants on board in waters near Canary Islands from Sunday evening until early Monday morning, as reported by the Coordinating Center for Emergencies and Security 112 of the Canary Islands and the institutional entity.
Specifically, during Sunday evening, two boats carrying 147 migrants arrived at the dock in Arguineguín, in Mogán (Gran Canaria), where they were assisted by the medical team of the Canarian Emergency Service (SUC) and Spanish Red Cross.
Out of the 147 migrants assisted, 21 individuals with minor ailments were evacuated to various hospitals, including three babies.
A canoe carrying a hundred migrants arrived in Gran Canaria today, Saturday, after being intercepted yesterday morning while heading towards the archipelago after departing several days ago from a location on the sub-Saharan coast. / MARITIME RESCUE
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During the early hours of Monday, the crew of the lifeboat Alpheratz escorted a makeshift boat that was in proximity to Los Cristianos, on the island of Tenerife, carrying 101 sub-Saharan individuals, including four women.
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Until the arrival of the lifeboat, the makeshift boat was alongside the fishing boat Carmen Delia.
