Good weather for boating, little chance of hyperthermia, so yet another vessel was intercepted this morning off Tarifa, the passengers of North African origin.
57 illegal immigrants arrive in Tarifa
At 08:00 this morning, the Emergency Services in Tarifa received a call from a vessel about 10 miles off the coast. The small, pneumatic dinghy was carrying 57 passengers, eight of them young children.
Five men in a dinghy
Five illegal immigrants in a small rubber dinghy were intercepted on Tuesday afternoon after being spotted by a ship travelling through the Straits of Gibraltar.
20 illegals arrive in Tarifa
A Bahamas registered ship has this morning located a boat carrying 20 illegal immigrants, amongst them a woman and a baby. A phone call from someone in Arsila, Morocco, to the Emergency Services alerted the authorities to the fact that a boat had left Arsila on Tuesday on its way to Spain. The caller was apparently worried because he had …
67 kilos of hashish seized in Tarifa
Guardia Civil officers in Tarifa have arrested a man who was transporting 67 kilos of hashish in his vehicle. The man, a Moroccan who lives in Spain, was charged with a crime against the public health. The vehicle had a double floor on the inside, the drugs being concealed between the false and the real floor.
Illegal immigrants arrive near Tarifa
Cold weather or not, they still continue to make the even more perilous journey across the Mediterranean in small boats. The SIVE (Sistema Integrado de Vigilancia Exterior) surveillance system detected a boat about 3.5 miles south of Paloma Baja near Tarifa. It was intercepted and found to contain 35 passengers, including four babies. Once in Tarifa, the passengers, none of …
Boat intercepted near Tarifa
The Marine Rescue Service and Guardia Civil have assisted 30 sub-Saharan travellers to reach the port of Tarifa, Cádiz province. The travellers, who include five minors, were intercepted south of Valdevaqueros, near Tarifa, with some of those on board suffering from hyperthermia. The Red Cross were on hand to offer medical assistance. The passengers consisted of 14 men, 11 women …
Tarifa clean-up
Work is continuing along the coast around Tarifa to clear the oil spilled by two vessels which ran aground during the recent storms in the area. The beaches most affected by the spillage are Los Lances in Tarifa and Getares in Algeciras. Fishermen in the area have also been affected by the spillage of fuel. The tides have dragged fuel …
Boat carrying 3 illegals intercepted off Tarifa
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 the authorities. All three, of sub-Saharan origin, are said to be in good health and are now in the hands of the authorities in Tarifa awaiting repatriation.
10 illegal immigrants intercepted off Tarifa
Officers from the Maritime Service of the Guardia Civil intercepted two rubber dinghies early yesterday morning with 10 illegal immigrants on board.