GUARDAMAR POLIMNIA

Allgemeine Informationen

Kurs/Position

Die neuesten Nachrichten

501 migrants rescued off Arrecife

On the early morning of Sep 20, the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas was informed by the fishing vessel 'Santuario Barquereño' about the sighting of a small boat with about 50 people on board in its vicinity, about 60 nautical miles from Arrecife. The inflatable boat had approached the ship, and the migrants claimed to be adrift, having run out of fuel. The 'Guardamar Polimnia' was mobilized to assist and rescued the migrants four hours later. They were taken to the port of Arrecife, where the migrants were disembarked at 7:30 a.m. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1969804634312102062

More than 100 migrants rescued off Gran Canaria, one deceased, one medevac

The 'Guardamar Polimnia' hat rescued more than 100 migrants from distress south of Gran Canaria on Aug 3, 2025. One person died, another was in critical condition and flown to Gran Canaria by helicopter. The French research vessel 'Beautemps-Beaupré' (IMO: 9098361) had initially sighted the overcrowded boat at 6:50 p.m. approximately 185 kilometers off the Moroccan coast near Dakhla. The 'Guardamar Polimnia' was subsequently alerted and reached the area after about 11 hours. Rescue operation south of Gran Canaria. The French naval ship remained nearby at the request of Salvamento Marítimo, until the SAR vessel arrived on scene. The crew of the 'Guardamar Polimnia' took the migrants on board and set course for the port of Arguineguín, Gran Canaria. The seriously injured person was flown to Gran Canaria Airport by the SAR helicopter Helimer 202 and dropped off at 3:55 p.m., An ambulance transported the patient further to a hospital. The rescued migrants arrived at the port of Arguineguín at 8:40 p.m.

44 migrants assisted to Arrecife

Salvamento Marítimo rescued 44 people aboard a small boat, which was sailing approximately 50 nautical miles off Lanzarote, on June 1. At around 7:00 a.m., the MRCC in Las Palmas received a phone call with a position at sea, with no other information. Later, another call indicated that it was a small boat, close to a ship. The 'Guardamar Polimnia' was moblilized, which shortly afterward received confirmation of the sighting of the small boat, 50 miles off Lanzarote, from the m/v 'Hyperion Ray,' which escorted it until the lifeboat arrived. Minutes before 11 a.m. its crew spotted the boat and proceeded minutes later to rescue the 44 people on board, all of them of sub-Saharan African origin and in apparent good health. The vessel arrived in Arrecife, at around 1:30 p.m.