56 migrants rescued at sea by Moroccan Royal Navy at Tan-Tan

56 migrants rescued at sea by Moroccan Royal Navy at Tan-Tan
AFP
Wednesday 9 August 2023 - 12:53

On Tuesday, a Royal Navy unit on maritime patrol off Tan-Tan assisted 56 would-be irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard a makeshift boat, according to military sources.

The rescued people received first aid on board, before being transported safe and sound to the port of Tan-Tan on the same day, and handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, the source added.

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