A total of 25 sub-Saharan migrants were intercepted on Wednesday morning as they tried to sneak into Spain via the Strait of Gibraltar.
Nine boats intercepted in the Strait of Gibraltar
A total of 59 migrants aboard 9 small boats have so far been intercepted this morning in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Another 23 sub-Saharan migrants intercepted in the Strait of Gibraltar
Maritime Rescue and Moroccan Gendarmes have intercepted four small dinghies in the Strait of Gibraltar with a total of 23 sub-Saharans on board.
32 illegal immigrants rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar
At around 08:00, a passenger on a small boat called the authorities to tell them that they were drifting in the Strait of Gibraltar after their engine failed and Marine Rescue and Red Cross officers were sent to locate the vessel.