The Salvamar Diphda of Maritime Rescue disembarked at 11:15 PM this Thursday at the dock of La Restinga, south of El Hierro, 119 people who were traveling in a semi-sunk cayuco, located about 15 kilometers from the island, where they were attended by health workers and emergency personnel, mostly males, of sub-Saharan origin, and among whom there were also several women and minors.
According to information gathered by rescue services, none of the assisted individuals needed transfer to the Nuestra Señora de los Reyes Island Hospital to receive medical attention.
Nuestro centro #Tenerife coordinó hoy la asistencia a 3 cayucos con 74, 221 y 35 personas. Intervinieron las salvamares Acrux, Diphda y Navia. #SalvamentoMarítimo https://t.co/ASUkLM782F
— SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO (@salvamentogob) November 9, 2026
An operation urgently activated
Sources related to the rescue efforts informed EFE that the vessel was found already in a semi-sinking situation, so its occupants had to be transferred offshore to the rescue ship. Initially, the Salvamar Acrux was also activated to collaborate in the maneuver, although this option was finally aborted due to the urgency of the action.
At the Hierro port of La Restinga, the rescued individuals were attended by the Emergency Immediate Response Team (ERIE) of Cruz Roja, the Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC), the port surveillance service, the Guardia Civil, and the National Police.
Transfer to the CATE of San Andrés
The origin of this last vessel is unknown, and its occupants will be transferred in the coming hours to the Temporary Foreigners Assistance Center (CATE), in the town of San Andrés, in the municipality of Valverde, where they will be attended by members of the NGO Corazón naranja – Ebrima Sonko and will remain under police custody until their referral to other resources outside the island.
The arrival of these 119 people raises to 409 the number of migrants disembarked this Thursday in El Hierro, the westernmost island of Canarias, aboard six cayucos.
Six cayucos located this Thursday
In addition to the last vessel rescued when it was about to sink, this Thursday another five migrant expeditions from Senegal arrived in El Hierro, with 51, 75, 57, 54, and 53 people, respectively, on a day marked by a succession of rescues in waters near the island.
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