Accidents & rescue · El Hierro · 13.11, 19:05
409 people arrive on El Hierro on six boats on Thursday
409 people arrived on El Hierro on six cayuco boats on Thursday 12 November. Salvamento Marítimo services transported them to the ports of La Restinga and La Estaca.
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The last boat with 119 people was found half-submerged approximately 15 kilometres from the coast. The Salvamar Diphda unit conducted a rescue operation on the open sea. It delivered the passengers to the port of La Restinga at approximately 23:15. The other five boats with a total of 290 people arrived at the ports during the day. The passengers come from Senegal, including Saint-Louis and Dakar. No one required hospitalisation.
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