Maritime Rescue has rescued eight men of legal age in apparent good health from a boat that would have left the coast of Algeria and that, according to the testimony given by its occupants, had been at sea for about six days after being left at sea. drift.
As indicated by a Sasemar spokesperson, it was around 8:30 p.m. on Monday when a notice was received from the fishing vessel ‘Encarnación y Cañada’ reporting that it had sighted a boat located some 41 miles to the southeast. from Almeria.
From the AlmerÃa Maritime Rescue coordination center, the Salvamar Spica was mobilized towards the area at the same time that a notice was issued to sailors since the fishing vessel could not maintain visual contact with the vessel for much longer.
The boat was finally located by the rescue ship around 11:00 p.m. with eight people on board, who stated that they had been at sea for about a week. All of them were transferred to the fishing port of AlmerÃa, where they docked at around 3:20 a.m. this Monday and where they were attended by the Red Cross emergency response teams (ERIE).
