Rescue Operation at El Hierro: 286 Migrants Saved from Three Cayucos
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On Sunday, 8 November, the Spanish maritime rescue service, Salvamento Marítimo, successfully rescued three cayucos carrying approximately 286 migrants off the coast of El Hierro.
The rescue operations were coordinated from the Tenerife control centre. One cayuco, with over 100 individuals on board, is currently being escorted to La Estaca port by the vessel Salvamar Acrux.
Earlier, Salvamar Diphda was dispatched after a cayuco, carrying around 80 sub-Saharan migrants, was spotted just a mile from La Restinga.
In another operation, Salvamar Acrux rescued 106 migrants, including two women and four minors, who have also been taken to La Restinga port.
