Overview

• Salvamento Marítimo rescued 54 people near Lanzarote on Sunday afternoon, with authorities expecting their arrival to the island around 9 p.m. local time.
• An earlier operation recovered 50 people drifting nearly 100 kilometers from Lanzarote after their fuel ran out, according to accounts relayed to rescuers.
• The inflatable boat adrift overnight was first spotted by the fishing vessel Santuario Barquereño, and the rescue ship Guardamar Polimnia transferred the group to Arrecife, where disembarkation began at 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
• A separate patera carrying 15 people of sub-Saharan origin was intercepted four miles off Colònia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca, at 9:58 p.m. Saturday, the Balearic government delegation reported.
• Emergency services in Lanzarote and Spain’s maritime rescue agency coordinated the day’s operations on the Atlantic route, reflecting sustained pressure on rescue and reception systems.