Just before dawn, Last Saturday the Civil Guard boat “Río Miño” rescued 24 migrants in the Alboran Sea, 50 miles south of Nerja. The occupants 23 men and one woman all of Maghrebi origin (North African) were picked up by the Civil Guard boat and transferred to the Maritime Rescue boat “Salvamar Alnitak” before being taken to the Port of …
Missing migrant boat located and intercepted
A Guardia Civil patrol boat has finally located the small boat which set sail from Algeria on Thursday and was thought to be somewhere off the coast of Almeria.
Eleven migrants intercepted off Punta Carnero, Algeciras
Eleven sub-Saharan migrants have been intercepted as they tried to make their way across the Strait of Gibraltar in a small inflatable dinghy.
Sixty-eight migrants intercepted off the Almeria coast
A total of 68 sub-Saharan migrants, including ten women and five children, arrived in Almeria port on Tuesday afternoon after their boats were intercepted by the Maritime Rescue Service.
Fourteen migrants intercepted off Tarifa
Fourteen sub-Saharan migrants, including a pregnant woman, have been intercepted while trying to reach the Spanish coast.
Boats still trying to reach Spain
A search was launched this morning to try and locate a small boat carrying thirty migrants which had set off from Morocco.
39 migrants intercepted
Two small boats carrying a total of 39 North African visitors were intercepted on Monday in the Alborán Sea.
23 migrants intercepted off the Almeria coast
A total of 23 clandestine entrants, 19 men, 3 women and a baby, were intercepted on Sunday off the coast of Almeria.
47 migrants intercepted off Tarifa
The Maritime Rescue Service has escorted a small boat carrying 47 passengers to the port of Tarifa.
Sixteen migrants rescued off Cartagena
Maritime Rescue have intercepted a small boat carrying 16 migrants, but it is believed that five people may have perished.