SEF also states that, later, “all the necessary steps to assess the situation and promote the appropriate measures to the case” will be carried out. The commander of the Zona Marítima do Sul told Lusa that the Navy today rescued 37 men from a vessel that was sailing in international waters, south of the Algarve. According to Fernando Rocha Pacheco, the vessel was sighted by a merchant ship at the end of the day on Wednesday, with Navy resources having been transferred to the location, which earlier this morning approached the crew. Upon sighting the Navy, the men "asked for help", ending up being collected in international waters, 37 nautical miles south of the Algarve coast, in the Atlantic strip corresponding to an area between Vila Real de Santo António and Tavira. Over the past two years, the Algarve coast has received several illegal landings by Moroccan migrants.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 11, 2021 17:09 UTC