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Cargo ship assisted distressed migrants
An inflatable boat with 54 people on board was intercepted on Aug 21, 2023, at dawn on on its way to Lanzarote. At around 3:15 a.m., the Comprehensive Exterior Surveillance System (SIVE) detected a suspicious signal some 15 nautical miles southeast of the Teguise coast. The 'Dominica', en route from Mindelo to Safi, which was in the area, was notified and requsted to assist, until the 'Salvamar Al Nair' , which was deployed by Salvamento MArítimo, had arrived. The SAR boat rescued 41 men, 12 women and one minor at around 6:28 a.m., all of sub-Saharan origin and in apparent good health. The migrants, were disembarked in Puerto Naos, in Arrecife, while the boat was adrift.
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