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47 migrants assisted to La Restinga

On the afternoon of July 26, the Guardia Civil informed the CSS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife of a radar echo, which could possibly was a cayuco, sailing two nautucal miles off La Restinga. The watchstanders mobilized the 'Salvamar Navia' and the LS 'Hades' of the Cruz Roja. The crew of the 'Salvamar Navia' located the boat and escorted it to the port of La Restinga, where 47 people safely disembarked. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1949408152568688955

Seven dead, one baby missing, and two hospiotalized after cayuco capsized in La Restinga

On the morning of May 28, a 20-m- cayuco was located by SIVE about six nautical miles off La Restinga. It was escorted to the dock by the the SAR boat 'Salvamar Diphda', but the narrow boat with a beam of only three metres capsized a few metres from the port, as it the more than 150 people on board were about to disembark. A large group of people have been rescued, but so far, seven people have been found dead (four women, two five-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl). A baby was missing, and two girls, who were rescued in poor condition, have been taken to Tenerife by helicopter. Besides the 'Salvamar Diphda', also the 'Salvamar Navia', the National Police, the Civil Guard/GEAS, diving clubs, the Red Cross, and medical personnel and workers who were on the dock, were involved in the SAR operation. Reports with photos: https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/migraciones/tirarse-agua-dudar-fuera-servicio-decision-salvo-vidas-naufragio-hierro_1_12361915.html https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1927689649260028314 https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1927972939107799372

55 migrants assisted to La Restinga

On May 14, 2025, a cayuco was located by the Guardia Civil about 1.3 miles from La Restinga (El Hierro). The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Navia' to assist. The cayuco entered the port under its own power, and 55 people, among them three women, disembarked. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1922698998676148483