Mallorca boat rescue: crews help 23 off Porto Colom
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Off Porto Colom, Mallorca, rescue crews go to help 23 people on a boat six miles from shore at about 09.40 on Tuesday, 27 October. Across four boats, 76 migrants reach Formentera and waters off Mallorca. The Civil Guard and Spain’s maritime rescue service respond.
Earlier, officers find 29 people from the Maghreb on the Camino des Ram on the island of Formentera at about 04.15. At about 07.00, they identify another 13 people from the Maghreb in the La Mola area. They find 11 more at the same spot at about 07.45.
The Spanish government’s delegation in the Balearic Islands says the 23 people on the boat off Mallorca are from sub-Saharan Africa.
Topics: Sea rescue · Migration
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com