A new boat with 40 migrants intercepted near Lanzarote at dawn

About 40 people are traveling in the boat, 34 men, four minors and two women

November 29 2023 (06:53 WET)
Updated in December 12 2024 (10:40 WET)
Red Cross assists migrants arriving in Puerto Naos (Photos: José Luis Carrasco)
Red Cross assists migrants arriving in Puerto Naos (Photos: José Luis Carrasco)

Maritime Rescue has disembarked this Wednesday in Lanzarote 40 occupants of a boat, two women and four minors among them, which was previously spotted by a cruise ship 22.2 kilometers northwest of this island.

This is an expedition of 40 Maghrebi migrants (34 men, two women and four minors) who were traveling in a boat.

The Guardamar Caliope set out to meet them, whose crew completed their rescue at 11:23 p.m., being able to disembark all its members at 1:47 a.m. in Puerto Naos, in the capital of Lanzarote, as reported to EFE sources from Maritime Rescue.

This Tuesday another 196 immigrants were rescued in four boats bound for the Canary Islands, including 25 women and one girl, on a day in which the arrivals were concentrated, again, in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

 

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