41 illegal immigrants intercepted off Isla de Alborán

A boat carrying 41 sub-Saharan travelers has arrived in the port of Motril after having been intercepted off the Isla de Alborán. Amongst the passengers were 23 women, one of whom is pregnant, and four children aged between 2 years and 5 years old.

More new arrivals

Three boats, carrying a total of 37 people, were interecepted off the coast of Andalucía yesterday.

More illegal immigrants intercepted

On Thursday evening, Guardia Civil officers intercepted 20 Algerian immigrants a few miles off the coast near the Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Nijar in Almería.

Another toy boat arrives off Tarifa

Once again, immigrants arriving off the Spanish coast have used a small, inflatable rowing boat as their means of transport. Must be hard work apart from anything else.

36 illegal immigrants intercepted last night

Boats from North Africa continue to arrive off the Spanish coast with alarming regularity, although not in such numbers as was the case a couple of years ago. The latest arrival, last night, was a boat carrying 36 people, including two pregnant women, which was intercepted off the Isla de Alborán inAlmería.

More flimsy dinghies arrive off Tarifa

This morning has seen the arrival of two more small, inflatable rowing boats off the coast near Tarifa with a total of 14 passengers on board.

Five men in a boat

The Guardia Civil has rescued five Moroccans who were traveling in a small, engineless dinghy of the sort normally being used by kids at the beach. The boat was spotted about 2.5 miles south of Guadalmesí, near Tarifa, with five Moroccan adult males on board. After being rescued, the five men were checked by the Red Cross in Tarifa before …

Return ticket

Thirty-six North African tourists have been intercepted 30 miles off the Granada coast and escorted to the port of Motril. Unfortunately, having forgotten to bring any paperwork with them, their planned stay will be cut short and they will be returned to their country of origin.

19 illegal immigrants intercepted off Almería coast

Maritime Rescue has intercepted a boat carrying 19 Algerians after a relative of one of the passengers became concerned about the time it was taking to make the crossing and alerted the authorities.