A Royal Navy unit of coast guards, on a maritime patrol mission, assisted 54 would-be immigrants on Sunday in waters located 83 km northwest of Tantan port, according to a press release from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
The sub-Sahan migrants, including seven women and one minor, had braved harsh weather and rough seas on a journey seeking a better life in the Canary Islands.
The patrol provided essential assistance to those in need, addressing the safety and well-being of everybody onboard, according to the release, and they were subsequently handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for routine processing.
Hundreds of illegal immigrants heading to European destinations accessible from the Kingdom’s coasts are routinely intercepted by Morocco’s coastguard and army troops.