A Spanish coastguard vessel rescued 27 male migrants, including five minors, from a rubber boat in the Atlantic on Tuesday. The boat, which originated from sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb, was found 150 kilometres east of Cape Bojador in Western Sahara and 175 kilometres south of Gran Canaria.
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The migrants were first spotted by the Russian merchant ship Kirsten Oldendorff, which notified Spanish authorities after realising they needed assistance. The Guardamar Polimnia was dispatched from Arguineguín port in Gran Canaria to conduct the rescue.
The group is expected to arrive in Gran Canaria around midnight on Wednesday.
