SALVAMAR DENEBOLA

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Three-digit number of migrants rescued in three missions

On Aug 24, the 'Guardamar Urania' rescued 248 people from an overlaoded cayuco. The migrants were disembarked at Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Spica' rescued seven migrants from a boat, who were disembarked in Almería. The 'Salvamar Denébola' rescued a number of people in the water, who were disembarked in Algeciras. The responses were coordinated by the CCS of Salvamento Mar´itimo in LasPalmas, Almería, Tarifa and Madrid. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1959656456950775886

Seven boat people rescued in the Strait of Gibraltar

On April 18 at around 7:27 p.m., the 'Salvamar Enif' rescued five people from a toy boat in the Strait of Gibraltar. They were located 20 nautical miles from Trafalgar after maritime controllers conducted a sweep of vessels in the area, and one of them reported the boat's position after being sighted. At around 8:00 p.m., the 'Salvamar Denébola' rescued two more people 19 nautical miles from Punta Europa. The SAR boat, the SAR helicopter Helimer 220, and vessels in the area participated in the search for the inflatable kayak they were in. One of them, the tanker 'Maran Artemis' (IMO: 9753002), en route from Fos sur Mer to Algeciras, reported the sighting, giving its position and indicating that the boat had capsized and that the two occuptants were on board. They were dropped off in Algeciras.

Yacht towed to La Linea

On Sep 18, the sailing yacht 'Jaz' requested assistance because it had suffered engine failure and could not raise the sails south of the Alpha anchorage in the Bay of Algeciras. The CCS Algeciras of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Denébola', which took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to the Alcaidesa marina in La Línea..