20th Apr 2023 @ 1:23 pm

A patera carrying 45 people has been rescued today, 17 kilometres east of Lanzarote.

Salvamento Marítimo has rescued a patera carrying 45 people (including five women and four minors) 17 kilometres east of Punta Mujeres.

According to the report from Agencia Efe, the passengers are in good health and will be taken to the dock in Arrecife.

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