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A total of seven adults, six men and one woman, who were travelling on board a small boat, were rescued on the afternoon of Nov 9 several miles from the town of Motril. At around 3:00 p.m. the m/v 'Atlantis Alicante' contacted the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Almería to inform them that it had sighted a small boat 28 nautical miles from Motril. After this, the centre mobilised the 'Salvamar Gienah' to the given position, which rescued the members of the boat around 4:45 p.m. once it had been located. Accompanied by the Civil Guard patrol 'Río Genil', the seven people were transferred to Motril, where they were expected to arrive at 6:40 p.m.

On Nov 10, numerous departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. Early in the morning, the CROSS first engaged the Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet and the 'SNS 077-Notre Dame du Risban' from the SNSM Calais station to relocate and assess the situation of a migrant boat the distress of whoch was uncertain. Once on site, all the people on board requested assistance from the lifeboat which rescued the 26 people, who were then disembarked at the quay in Calais. Later in the day, the CROSS engaged the 'Minck'. The crew of the vessel began monitoring the boat. During the monitoring, 25 people on board the boat requested assistance. It launched its intervention semi-rigid to assist the people on board the boat. The 'Minck' resumed its monitoring mission and indicated that the other people still on board refused the assistance offered by the French resources. The 25 people rescued by the 'Minck' were disembarked at the quayside in Calais, where they were taken care of by the land rescue services and the border police.

A cayuco with 72 people, including three women, of sub-Saharan origin arrived on the night of Nov 8 in El Hierro. At around 10:40 p.m., the Civil Guard informed Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife of an echo, which could be a cayuco or small boat, sailing about 10 nautical miles from La Restinga. Maritime controllers mobilised the crew of the 'Salvamar Adhara', which located the boat at around 11:24 p.m. l and escorted it to the port, where the disembarkation began on Nov 9 at around 12:50 a.m.

On Nov 10, numerous departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. Early in the morning, the CROSS first engaged the Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet and the 'SNS 077-Notre Dame du Risban' from the SNSM Calais station to relocate and assess the situation of a migrant boat the distress of whoch was uncertain. Once on site, all the people on board requested assistance from the lifeboat which rescued the 26 people, who were then disembarked at the quay in Calais. Later in the day, the CROSS engaged the 'Minck'. The crew of the vessel began monitoring the boat. During the monitoring, 25 people on board the boat requested assistance. It launched its intervention semi-rigid to assist the people on board the boat. The 'Minck' resumed its monitoring mission and indicated that the other people still on board refused the assistance offered by the French resources. The 25 people rescued by the 'Minck' were disembarked at the quayside in Calais, where they were taken care of by the land rescue services and the border police.

The crew of the 'Disney Treasure' provided rapid assistance to four sailors in the middle of the Atlantic on Nov 10, 2024. Southwest of Bermuda, the skipper of the catamaran "Serenity", had sent a distress call to the US Coast Guard as it was in danger of sinking. Since the 'Disney Treasure' was nearby, the ship immediately changed direction and headed at top speed towards the position. On the afternoon, a rescue boat was launched to evacuate the four sailors from their sinking catamaran. They were safely brought aboard the cruise ship. Report with video: https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-disney-s-newest-cruise-ship-rescues-sinking-catamaran-in-atlantic