A total of 364 migrants They were rescued aboard six boats in waters near the Canary Islands late Wednesday afternoon and early Thursday morning, according to reports. Maritime rescue and Red Cross.
More precisely, the Maritime rescue Guardamar Concepción Arenal saw a pirogue this Wednesday late afternoon while it was about 9 kilometers (5 nautical miles) from Arguineguín, in the municipality of Mogán (Gran Canaria), rescuing 76 people, arriving at the port around 7:41 p.m.
Afterwards, the savior of the sea Adhara rescued a second cayuco, with 66 people, while they were about 22 kilometers (12 miles) south of La Restinga, on the island of El Hierro.
From the early hours of this Thursday, the Rescue Coordination Centers (CCS) of Tenerife and Las Palmas They coordinated the rescue of the occupants of four precarious boats with 222 people.
In this way, the CCS of Tenerife coordinated the rescue by the Adhara Maritime Guard and the Caliope Maritime Guard of two boats carrying 66 and 38 people of sub-Saharan origin respectively, who were transferred to the La Restinga dock.
For his part, the CSC of Las Palmas coordinated the rescue carried out by the Concepción Arenal Maritime Guard of a boat with 66 sub-Saharans, which was transferred to the Arguineguín dock, while the Talía Maritime Guard assisted another boat with 52 migrants that disembarked in Arrecife. All the migrants were assisted by the health unit present at the dock, without having to make a hospital transfer.
