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53 migrants rescued off Fuerte Ventura

In the morning of Feb 21, 2023, the crew of the 'Guardamar Calliope' rescued 53 sub-Saharan migrants, among them 42 men, nine women and two minors, 37.3 nautical miles east of Fuerte Ventura. They have been transferred to Puerto del Rosario at 3.45 a.m. The rescue operation was coordinated by the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo.

84 migrants rescued from two boats off Arrecife

Two troubled boats were located 15 miles northeast of Arrecife on Feb 5. Salvamento Marítimo deployed the 'Guardamar Calliope' to assist, which rescued a total of 84 people of North African origin, including one woman and five minors (two in the first and three in the second boat). All castaways were dropped off in Arrecife.

58 migrants rescued off Arrecife

On Feb 4 at 11:55 the ship 'CS Service' sighted a boat 1,6 miles ff Arrecife, sailing at almost five knots. The MRCC of Salvamento Mar´timmo in Las Palmas mobilized the 'Guardamar Calliope' t the scene, which rescued the 58 people who were on board. They were dropped off in the port of Arrecife at 2:25 p.m.