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Two ferries and one SAR boat assisted cayuco off Los Cristianos
On Feb 16 at around 4:35 p.m. LT, the ferry 'Benchijigua Express' informed the MRC of Salvamento Maritimo in Tenerife that it believed it had seen a cayuco, about 13 nautical miles from Los Cristianos. The 'Volcán de Teno' was nearby and heading in the opposite direction. It was diverted to the indicated position, where minutes later it confirmed that it was a cayuco and reported that it had begun to follow it. The 'Volcán de Teno' proceeded slowly and maintaining visual contact with the cayuco, heading towards the 'Salvamar Alpheratz' which had been mobilized to assist. At 5:25 p.m. the SAR boat confirmed to the ferry that it had seen the cayuco, thanked it for its collaboration and indicated that it could resume its course to its destination, Los Cristianos. After the approach manoeuvre, the 'Salvamar Alpheratz' escorted the cayuco to Los Cristianos. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1891181808328245449
284 migrants rescued off the Canary Islands
On Feb 9, the 'Salvamar Adhara' and the 'Salvamar Acrux' rescued the occupants of two cayucos, which were located 60 and 62 nautical miles south of El Hierro. Aboard the boats were 67 and 111 migrants of Sub-Saharan origin. The castaways were tansferred to La Restinga. The 'Salvamar Alpheratz' rescued 50 sub-Saharan migrants and transferred them to Puerto de los Cristianos. On Feb 10 at 1.40 a.m, the 'Guardamar Calíope' arrived in Arrecife with 56 sub-Saharan migrants on boat, who had been rescued from a rubber boat 38 nautical miles northeast of Arrecife in the night.
Yacht towed ot Marina del Sur
The sailing yacht 'Joulukka' with 10 people on board suffered rudder problems on Feb 6 and requesting towing assistance. The boat was located about 5.3 nautical miles southeast of Las Galletas. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Alpheratz' from Los Cristianos to the scene, which took the yacht in tow and safely pulled it to the Marina del Sur. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1887521687274479913
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