A boat with about 50 people, including 4 babies, is being searched for on the route to the Canary Islands

The Civil Guard has notified Salvamar around 4 in the morning and collaboration has been requested from Morocco

March 24 2021 (11:40 WET)
Updated in March 24 2021 (11:52 WET)
Image of the Maritime Rescue plane activated for the search of the boat
Image of the Maritime Rescue plane activated for the search of the boat

The Maritime Rescue plane Sasemar 103 was activated early this Wednesday to search for a pneumatic boat on the route to the Canary Islands with about 50 people on board, including four babies.

As Salvamento explained to Europa Press, the Civil Guard has informed them that at around 04:00 this Wednesday a pneumatic boat would have left from Tarfaya with those people on board.

Therefore, the plane was mobilized and Rabat was notified, who has requested the collaboration of Sasemar 103, which is searching for the boat.

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