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387 migrants assisted aboard four cayucos
Several rescue operations for migrant boats in the Canary Islands were carried out on the night of Jan 6 and the morning of Jan 7. The responses were coordinated by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo. The 'Salvamar Adhara' accompanied a cayuco 20 nautical miles south of La Restinga with 143 sub-Saharan people on board. On the morning of Jan 7, the 'Guardamar Calíope' assisted two rubber boats with 73 people and 68 people respective. They arrived in Arrecife at 8.23 a.m. LT. The same morning, the ' Salvamar Acrux' located a cayuco seven nautical miles south of La Restinga with 75 sub-Saharan people on board. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1876576796029640936
Three cayucos assisted by four SAR boats
On Jan 5, the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in LasPalmas and Tenerife coordinated the assistance for three migrant boats. The 'Guardamar Caliope', Guardamar Talia', 'Salvamar Acrux' and 'Salvamar Adhara' were deployed to the scene as well as the 'Mike 02 of the Red Cross. The migrants of one cayuco were disembarkated in the port of Arrecife, the two other boats were escorted to La Restinga. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1875942140762784068
184 migrants on three boats assisted
On the morning of Jan 3, 2025, coordinated by the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas, the 'Guardamar Talía' has rescued 67 sub-Saharan people from a rubber boat 40 nautical miles eastnortheast of Arrecife. The migrants were disembarked in Arrecife. The 'Guardamar Calíope' rescued 55 sub-Saharan people from a rubber boat, which was located 28 nautical miles east of Órzola the same day. On the early afternoon, the 'Salvamar Acrux' was, mobilized by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo, has escorted a cayuco to the port of La Restinga, where the 62 people of sub-Saharan origin traveling on board have been disembarked. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1875193525911908810
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