Maritime Rescue Assists Four Migrant Boats Reaching El Hierro on Sunday, Some 500 People Brought In
According to Salvamento Marítimo, Spain's maritime rescue service assisted four migrant boats reaching El Hierro on Sunday, November 8, carrying roughly 500 people in total. The rescue vessel Salvamar Diphda escorted a boat with 215 people aboard, located 9 miles off El Hierro, among them 10 women and 4 minors; another boat with 80 people was assisted one mile off La Restinga.
Salvamar Acrux rescued 106 people, including 2 women and 4 minors, and was escorting a fourth boat with about 100 people toward La Estaca. Arrivals across the Canary Islands over the weekend exceeded 1,200.
Port crews began removing some 26 accumulated migrant boats at La Restinga harbour, and the El Pinar council closed La Restinga beach as a precaution. Transfers of arrivals to Tenerife by special ferries were planned for Monday.
(Source: Salvamento Marítimo (Maritime Rescue))
Source: Salvamento Marítimo (Maritime Rescue
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