The Atlantis Armona was en route to Huelva when, at 13:50 GMT+1, a refugee boat was spotted 15 nautical miles from the shoreline. At 14:05 GMT+1, the Master of the Armona informed the Spanish Coast Guard of the position and situation of the sighted vessel.
Upon receiving the notification, the coastguard (Salvamento Marítimo) dispatched a helicopter and rescue boat to the specified position. It turned out to be a dinghy carrying 15 people of African origin. In total, the coastguard saved 83 refugees from 4 dinghies that day. All were rescued and safely brought to shore.
Pictured is the tweet from Salvamento Marítimo’s official Twitter account, thanking the Atlantis Armona for communicating with the authorities.
