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Maritime Rescue rescues a boat east of Lanzarote at night

63 men from different nationalities were traveling in the boat

Maritime Rescue in Puerto Naos (Photos: Juan Mateos)

Maritime Rescue rescued a boat with 63 men on board this Friday night. The rescue took place around 10:30 p.m. about 17 miles east of the island of Lanzarote.

According to the manager of the Emergency Consortium, the inflatable boat would have left Tan-Tan in Morocco. The occupants of the boat come from different countries such as Senegal, Morocco and Guinea Bissau.

Around 2 in the morning they disembarked in Puerto Naos where they were attended by the Red Cross.