Balearic migrant boats: 84 people in six incidents

Off Formentera in the Balearic Islands, crews rescue 19 people at sea at 00.45 on Tuesday, 13 October 2026: the first of six migrant-boat incidents involving 84 people that day. The Balearic Islands government delegation says the people, all from the Maghreb, were rescued or intercepted at sea and on land near Formentera and Cabrera, and in Eivissa.

Rescues at sea

The first group is found 19 miles south of Formentera. Spain’s Maritime Rescue service and the Civil Guard take part in the operation.

At 05.40, crews rescue another 19 people southeast of Cabrera. At 11.26, the Civil Guard and Maritime Rescue help rescue 12 more people at sea, 0.5 miles southeast of Formentera.

Groups found on land

At 05.30, Spanish National Police officers intercept 13 people at Marina Botafoc in the port of Eivissa. At 06.22, crews rescue 13 people on land at El Pilar de la Mola, on Formentera.

The last reported group numbers eight. Civil Guard officers find them at 11.51 on the beach by Hotel Riu la Mola, also on Formentera.

Topics: Sea rescue · Migration · Artà · Manacor

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com