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64 migrants assisted to Arguineguín
On the night of Feb 8, the Guardia Civil repored an echo 16 nautical miles from Arguineguín. The MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Macondo' to the scene, which located a cayuco and escorted it to the port of Arguineguín, where the 64 migrants were disembarked at 10 p.m. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1888542415809634791
Cayuco with 62 migrants assisted to Arguineguín
The Guardia Civil located a cayuco with 62 people on board, among them four minors, on Jan 29 about 10 nautical miles southwest of Arguineguín. The CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Macondo', which located the boat and escorted it to the port of Arguineguín, where the migrants disembarked ant were treated by a medical and security teams ashore. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1884618055604728081
464 migrants rescued, one died
Seven cayucos were assisted in the waters of the Canary Islands on the night of Jan 22, six in the El Hierro/Tenerife area and one in Gran Canaria. The total number of survivors on board was 464, plus one deceased person, to which 57 were added from a boat that arrived unassisted at El Hierro. The 'Salvamar Adhara', 'Salvamar Alpheratz' and 'Salvamar Macondo' as well as the SAR helicopter Helimer 204 were involved in the responses. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1882035892535148728
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