Several boats carrying illegal immigrants intercepted

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Six Moroccans were intercepted in the early hours of this morning as they paddled a toy boat towards Punta Acebuche. Despite being in a toy boat and having paddled all ... more..

Five illegal immigrants intercepted off Málaga coast

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Five North African immigrants, one of them a minor, were intercepted about a mile from the Málaga coast and taken to Málaga port. Two of the passengers were treated by the ... more..

61 illegal immigrants arrive in Gran Canaria

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

A small boat carrying 61 illegal immigrants, including 15 children, arrived in the port of Arguineguín, Mogán province, on the island of Gran Canaria at around midnight on Saturday. Guardia ... more..

Over 200 illegal immigrants arrived on Wednesday

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

In total, over 200 illegal immigrants arrived in Spanish waters on Wednesday, this figure including the boat in which at least 14 people died. more..

Cayuco of death

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

At least 14 illegal immigrants are known to have died on their journey to Spain after a cayuco containing a number of corpses was intercepted about two miles south of ... more..

Three men on a boat

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Three illegal immigrants have been rescued in Málaga port after spending ten days stuck in a container on a ship. more..

More boat people

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

A Guardia Civil patrol escorted a boat carrying 45 illegal immigrants to port after it had been spotted a few miles off the coast of Barbate, Cádiz. There were 34 ... more..

Haul of immigrants and hashish

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

A total of 19 illegal immigrants, including a young girl, were intercepted in the early hours of this morning along the Cádiz coast. One of the boats was also carrying ... more..

And still they come

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

A boat carrying 60 illegal immigrants has been intercepted off the Tenerife coast. Up to seven of those on board, all sub-Saharans, are thought to be minors. more..

Up to 35 illegal immigrants feared dead

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Twenty-five sub-Saharan immigrants have been rescued from their half sunken boat in the Alborán Sea although it is thought that over twice that number originally started the journey. more..

23 illegal immigrants intercepted off Motril coast

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

A boat carrying 23 illegal immigrants was intercepted yesterday about seven miles from Castell de Ferro in Granada province. more..

34 illegal immigrants intercepted off Granada coast

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Thirty-four North African immigrants, including one woman, were intercepted yesterday about 25 miles south of Motril. All are said to be in good health apart from a few bruises here ... more..

Boat carrying 3 illegals intercepted off Tarifa

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

A boat carrying three illegal immigrants was intercepted yesterday off the coast of Tarifa. The boat was first spotted early in the evening by a ferry before being intercepted by ... more..

Tiring journey

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

A few days ago they came in on airbeds, now two Moroccan illegal immigrants have been rescued three miles off Acebuche, Cádiz, clinging to two lorry tyres! Despite their mode of ... more..

More than 220 illegal immigrants intercepted

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

More than 220 illegal immigrants have been intercepted along the Andalucía coast in the past twenty-four hours, seven of whom made the journey on a lilo!! more..

Illegal immigrants rescued off Almería coast

Monday, August 18th, 2008

The Marine Rescue Service has rescued 36 sub-Saharan alternative tourists about 14 miles south of Adra, Almería. They had apparently been adrift for some time and it was one of ... more..

10 illegal immigrants intercepted off the Almería coast

Friday, August 15th, 2008

A boat carrying ten illegal immigrants, all Algerian, was intercepted last night southeast of Cabo de Gata, Almería. more..