Civil Guard boat rescues migrants near Nerja

Just before dawn, Last Saturday the Civil Guard boat “Río Miño” rescued 24 migrants in the Alboran Sea, 50 miles south of Nerja. The occupants 23 men and one woman all of Maghrebi origin (North African) were picked up by the Civil Guard boat and transferred to the Maritime Rescue boat “Salvamar Alnitak” before being taken to the Port of …

Missing migrant boat located and intercepted

A Guardia Civil patrol boat has finally located the small boat which set sail from Algeria on Thursday and was thought to be somewhere off the coast of Almeria.

Boats still trying to reach Spain

A search was launched this morning to try and locate a small boat carrying thirty migrants which had set off from Morocco.

39 migrants intercepted

Two small boats carrying a total of 39 North African visitors were intercepted on Monday in the Alborán Sea.