Spain saves 33 migrants from drowning in Alboran Island

The Spanish Coast Guard managed to rescue 33 migrants in the waters of the island of Alboran, located halfway between the Moroccan and Spanish Mediterranean coasts.

The spokesman of the Spanish Maritime Rescue Task Force, in comments to the channel "Lasexta" Spanish, he received a notice from a non-governmental organization indicates the presence of a rubber boat washed by strong currents, and on board people at risk of drowning.

According to the same source, Spanish naval personnel used the helicopter "Helmer 207" to locate the boat, which was less than 33 candidates for irregular migration, pointing out that all were taken aboard the ship "Sarmstelero" towards the port city of Almeria, in the province of Andalusia, southern Spain.

The same security official said that all were given the necessary care by the Spanish Red Cross, before being deported to one of the centers for the shelter of foreign migrants, known as "CETI".