The Salvamento Maritimo Association rescued 11 Moroccan minors after their departure from a beach in Ceuta. The kids aimed to cross the Strait of Gibraltar by only using sticks as oars to steer a small boat through the Spanish waters.
Lifeguards of Marsave lifeguard company spotted a small boat sailing, which they approached with one of their jet skis, to find that the passengers on board were only minors equipped with precarious means.
The minors abandoned their crossing halfway from the western breakwater in the port of Ceuta where unaccompanied foreign minors who rejected local authorities’ protection usually take refuge.
Given the critical situation, the National Guard and Sea Rescue were alerted and protocols were activated. Their boats were the first to arrive and rescue the youngsters.
The minors were all transferred by the Salvamento Marítimo boat to the Muelle España in Ceuta, where members of the Red Cross looked after them and checked that they were all right.
Once ashore, the juveniles were taken to the location of the National Police headquarters, where their identities were verified, before being taken to a juvenile operations center in Ceuta.
Ceuta’s child protection service currently cares for a total of 306 unaccompanied migrant children, the vast majority of whom are Moroccan nationals, but six are also from countries such as the Republic of Guinea, Mali, or Senegal.
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