The Spanish Navy’s patrol vessel ‘ Vigía ‘ P-73 took part in a search and rescue operation involving numerous immigrants.
A large number of vessels with immigrants was detected in the Strait of Gibraltar earlier on Tuesday. A total number of 94 boats carrying 920 immigrants was captured, and the immigrant were rescued and taken ashore.
Of that, ‘ Vigía ‘ managed to locate six vessels with 48 immigrants on board.
Besides the Spanish Navy’s ‘ Vigía ‘, a Civil Guard vessel along with 5 boats and a helicopter from the Maritime Rescue Service participated in the rescue operation.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, August 14, 2014; Image: Spanish Navy