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60 rescued migrants taken to Arguineguín
On Feb 8, 2025, at 8.30 p.m. the bitumen tanker 'Bitu Express', en route from Nouakchott to Cadiz, was diverted to a migrant boat which was heading to the Canary Islands from El Aaiún. The MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas mobilized the 'Guardamar Urania' to the scene. At 10.12 p.m. the bitumen tanker sighted some lights and located a boat full of people. It was instructed to escort it until the arrival of the 'Guardamar Urania' and not to intervene unless he considered it necessary. At 12.40 a.m. the SAR boat rescued the 60 people on board the rubber boat. The 'Bitu Express' was then released and resumed its voyage. At 3.30 a.m. the migrants were disembarked in Arguineguín.
52 migrants resued off Arguineguín
On the nigh of Feb 5, the 'Guardamar Urania' rescued 52 migrants, one of them a minor, from a cayuco, which had been located by a merchant ship 26 nautical miles from Arguineguín. They were taken on board and dropped off at the port at 1 a.m. (Canary Islands time). Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1887446204813922622
67 migrants rescued off Gran Canaria
On Jan 24, a cayuco was sighted by an aircraft of the RCC about 66 nautical miles southwest of Gran Canaria. The 'Guardamar Urania' was mobilized to assist. The SAR vessel rescuesd the 67 people on board, among them two women, and transferred them to the port of Arguineguín. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1882851382396608770
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