Maritime Rescue rescued three precarious boats near Lanzarote early this Wednesday morning, as reported by the Emergency Consortium.
The boats carried a total of 188 people, many of them of sub-Saharan and North African origin. The first one carried 59 people, the second 62, and 67 in the last boat.
They have been transferred to Puerto Naos in Arrecife where they have been assisted by the Red Cross. Five of the people had to be transferred to the José Molina Orosa Hospital for bruises and pregnancies.
As you may recall, the last boats that arrived on the island arrived last February, where Salvamento rescued around 271 people.
