Overview
- Moroccan Royal Navy units stopped a traditional boat off Dakhla carrying 189 people from sub-Saharan Africa and provided first aid before transferring them to port.
- The intercepted group was taken to the Port of Dakhla for handover to Moroccan authorities to begin administrative processing.
- After a 4:36 a.m. local alert from the Guardia Civil, Spain’s Salvamento Marítimo dispatched the guardamar Urania to a rubber boat about 18.5 km south of Gran Canaria.
- Rescuers brought 21 men to Arguineguín for medical assessment, identifying 18 of Maghrebi origin and 3 from sub-Saharan Africa.
- Officials confirmed both incidents, with the Moroccan Navy announcing its operation on social media and Spanish agencies detailing the Gran Canaria rescue.