Commencing Saturday, August 4th a new ferry service between Malaga and the Moroccan city of Tangier will be inaugurated. The roll-on-roll-off ship has a capacity to accommodate 430 cars and 400 passengers and is owned by a newly launched company, Marítima Alborán, created by Baleària and Marítima Perega. Ticket prices for the five-hour crossing start at 14.43 euros for …
The Moroccan authorities intercepted have intercepted three small boats with a total of 28 men, 3 women and a baby on board.
Two boats carrying a total of 12 migrants were intercepted off Tarifa on Friday morning by Maritime Rescue vessels after calls were received from passengers on board the vessels and from people in Morocco.
Passenger and car ferries between Tarifa and Tangier have been temporarily suspended today, Sunday, due to heavy seas and winds up to force 6. Some ferries between Algeciras and Ceuta and Tangier have also been cancelled due to the weather.