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Patera with 55 people on board rescued near Lanzarote

Among the occupants of the dinghy are 50 men, 4 women and a baby

Salvamar Al Nair (Photos: José Luis Carrasco)

Maritime Rescue has rescued a type patera 44 nautical miles east of Lanzarote this Saturday morning, according to the Emergency Consortium.

There were 55 people traveling in the pneumatic boat, including 50 men, four women and a baby, all in apparent good health and of sub-Saharan origin.

The Salvamento Al Nair has transferred them to Puerto Naos where they have been assisted by the Red Cross on land.