A small boat carrying 49 economic migrants (you would think they would choose a country that had money) were intercepted on Monday evening off the coast of Motril.
The boat was spotted by SIVE surveillance cameras about 35 miles off the coast of Motril and located by a merchant ship in the area. There were five women and a young child amongst the passengers.
Two of the women, both in an advanced state of pregnancy, and one man were transferred to hospital in Motril. Several more passengers were found to be suffering from a variety of ailments and could need hospital treatment.
The immigrants arrived in Motril at around 20:45 on Monday evening.