Maritime Rescue has rescued in the last few hours some 290 people who were traveling aboard five boats in waters Canary Islands, two in The irontwo in Lanzarote and one in Tenerife.
The latest count of rescues dates back to Friday afternoon, when a ferry from Shipping Weapons sighted a cayuco with the engine standing about 14 miles southwest of Punta Rasca, in Tenerife.
The Salvamar Alpheratz He embarked all its occupants, 29 men, and took them to the port of Los Cristianos.
Two other boats have arrived at La Restinga, El Hierro, one with 23 men that was escorted to the port by the Salvamar Adharaarriving at 6:30 a.m., and another that is currently heading to the same point with about 150 people on board, according to provisional estimates.
In addition, during this operation Salvamento has received a notice of sighting of another vessel that is pending confirmation, the sources consulted tell EFE.
As for the boats that arrived in Lanzarote, it was a fishing boat that sighted one of them, an inflatable, on Friday afternoon and caused the plane to leave. Sasemar 101which confirmed its location and the police headed there. Salvamar Al Nair, which rescued its 46 occupants: 34 men, nine women and three minors. They were all transferred to Reef.
Hours later, several telephone calls, one of them made from the boat itself, triggered the rescue of 44 people – 41 men and three women.
Before the arrival of the Salvamar PolimniaRescue contacted a merchant ship to go to the position.
