Maritime Rescue and the Civil Guard have intercepted a total of five boats with 265 migrants on board when they were in waters near the island of Fuerteventuraas reported by the Emergency and Security Coordinating Center of 112 of the Canary Islands and the institutional entity.
Specifically, Salvamento rescued the first of the boats after receiving a call from pneumatics when it was about 37 kilometers (20 nautical miles) east of the island.
This motivated the mobilization from the Salvamar Izar Rescue Coordination Center of Las Palmas, which rescued 56 people and sighted another boat in which 55 were traveling, being transferred to Puerto del Rosario and Corralejo. The rest of the migrants were also evacuated to the Port of Gran Tarajal. All people were treated by health devices in the area.
