50 migrants reported missing and 9 rescued after their boat overturns off Spanish Atlantic island
Release time：2024-05-18 00:39:21 Source：Worldly Waves news portal
MADRID (AP) — About 50 migrants were missing after their boat overturned some 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Spain’s Canary Island of El Hierro in the Atlantic Ocean, Spanish media reported Monday.
The national marine rescue service said one of its helicopters rescued nine people who were found clinging to the boat Monday morning following a warning call from a merchant vessel in the area.
State news agency Efe said that once transferred to El Hierro airport, the rescued migrants reported that 60 of them had set sail nine days ago and that the open-topped wooden boat ran into problems Saturday.
The rescue service was unable to say how many people may have been on the boat and no one was available to comment at Civil Guard police offices in the Canary Island capital of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Efe said the migrants were of sub-Saharan origin. There were no details on which country they had sailed from.
- Previous：Former world champion Alaphilippe wins the hilly 12th stage of the Giro. Pogacar still leads
- Next：That's ONE way to hitch a ride! Moment teenager clings onto the back of a London double
Related articles
- Russell Wilson and Ciara 'close sale of Seattle mansion, raking in $31M for six
- FM: China supports int'l peace conference on Ukraine crisis
- Deputies urged to help advance modernization
- Xi congratulates Zardari on election as Pakistani president
- Hawaii native Savannah Gankiewicz crowned Miss USA after the previous winner resigned
- China reprimands U.S. for economic bullying over semiconductor restrictions
- U.S. using Taiwan as 'pawn', says spokesperson
- China's courts successfully serve and protect innovation
- California college professor to stand trial in death of pro
- Expanding common ground underpins regional stability
- Man convicted of attacking ex
- NY tightens security in subways as crimes rise
- China urges S Korea to refrain from hyping up S China Sea issue
- Wang's NZ visit comes at pivotal time in relations, analysts say
- Labour accused of setting 'unrealistic' short
- Xi congratulates Putin on reelection as Russian president
- Enduring friendship with Xi fosters U.S.
- Chinese FM denounces 'freedom of speech' in U.S.
- Man arrested in 1989 killing of 78
- Chinese FM denounces 'freedom of speech' in U.S.
Random recommendation