Maritime Rescue Helicopter. EUROPA PRESS
The Saesmar 101 airplane situated this Monday round 12:00 a.m. a cayuco greater than 130 kilometers from the Canary Islands, with 86 individuals of sub-Saharan origin. The vessel was 71 miles south of the island of Gran Canaria, the place the Caliope guardmarine was activated for its rescuePreviously the search was activated, with rescue aerial means, for a canoe with 200 individuals, which lastly turned out to be 86
The Sasemar 101 Maritime Rescue airplane has situated round 12:00 this Monday a canoe greater than 130 kilometers south of the island of Gran Canaria and during which they’ve rescued 86 individuals of sub-Saharan origin, 80 males and 6 ladies, According to sources from the institutional entity to Europa Press.
Specifically, the Salvage airplane has alerted in regards to the sighting of the vessel after 12:00 hours, indicating that it was 71 miles (131.49 kilometers) south of the island of Gran Canaria, after which activating the Caliope guardmarine that has proceeded to the rescue of 86 individuals.
The cayuco was thought to have 200 individuals on board
Until the guardamar has reached the coordinates the place the cayuco was, the service provider ship that was within the space, the MSC Marta, has been giving leeway to the canoe.
In a primary discover it was indicated that the cayuco might be the one which has been in search of a number of days with some 200 individuals after leaving Senegal and that it has concerned the activation of air rescue means, in addition to the radio warning to all navigating vessels by the south of the islands of Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Finally, the rescued boat had 86 sub-Saharans on board.
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