Salvamar rescues a boat with 43 people on board near Lanzarote

Among the occupants of the boat are 1 woman, 27 men and 15 possible minors

December 31 2022 (08:41 WET)
Updated in December 31 2022 (08:45 WET)
Red Cross attends to migrants at the Commercial dock Photos: José Luis Carrasco
Red Cross attends to migrants at the Commercial dock Photos: José Luis Carrasco

Maritime Rescue rescued this Friday night a boat with 43 people of Maghreb origin, including fifteen possible minors, as reported by the Lanzarote Emergency Consortium.

The boat was located about 21 kilometers northeast of Lanzarote by the Guardamar Calíope, which transferred its occupants to the Commercial Port of Arrecife after 10:00 p.m.

The occupants of the boat were 27 men, one woman and 15 possible minors who were attended to on land by the Red Cross. All were in good health.

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Photos: José Luis Carrasco

 

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