Overview

• Salvamento Marítimo, Ports IB and the Guardia Civil continued the search on Friday using patrol boats and aircraft south of Mallorca.
• An additional Ports IB vessel from Cala Figuera joined the operation, coastal cleaning boats stayed alert, and Medi Natural stood by to assist if required.
• Salvamento Marítimo explored activating inflatable craft on beaches such as Cala Millor and Manacor to support shoreline checks.
• A boat carrying 19 people, mostly from Somalia, was found on Wednesday about three miles off Portocolom after reportedly drifting for up to six days without fuel.
• Survivors said 23 set out from Algeria, three jumped into the sea trying to reach land and have not been seen since, and one person died from severe burns and lack of care.