Migrant traffickers from Morocco continue to mock the Spanish security forces with their jet skis. They land the migrants in Ceuta and return to the Moroccan coasts without being bothered, as evidenced by a recent video recorded by witnesses on a Moroccan square.
The Spanish police have just assigned 18 agents from the elite Special Reserve and Security Group (GRS) unit to the command of the Civil Guard of Ceuta to effectively combat drug and migrant trafficking by jet skis from Morocco.
Africa Morocco Link (AML) would have acquired for 2.4 million euros the Moroccan ship "Boraq" belonging to the Greek maritime group Attica Group, during the auction that took place on June 27 at the headquarters of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA).
Spain has spent millions of euros on feasibility studies for the rail tunnel project connecting it to Morocco in the strait. Huge resources have been swallowed up by the operation of Secegsa, the Spanish study company in charge of the file for 42 years.
Navantia San Fernando will launch the construction work of the high-altitude patrol boat ordered by Morocco as early as this summer, more precisely in July.
The Royal Moroccan Navy and the Italian Navy recently conducted a joint naval exercise off the coast of Tangier, a sign of the excellent cooperation between the two countries in the field of maritime security.
Orcas attacked boats northwest of Tangier and off Gibraltar, causing massive material damage.
Abdel Haouri, 31, is one of the many Moroccan migrants who were rescued at sea by the maritime rescue service (Salvamento Maritimo) on December 15, 2020, about 150 km south of Gran Canaria. Testimony.
The project to build a tunnel connecting Spain to Morocco via the Strait of Gibraltar has entered its active phase with the launch on Monday of the studies. The infrastructure should be used for telecommunications and for the transport of passengers and goods between Europe and Africa.
The resumption of negotiations between Morocco and Spain on the tunnel to connect the two countries via the Strait of Gibraltar only concerns the study of the project. The actual realization of the infrastructure will be the subject of a new bilateral agreement, announced the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.
Built by the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding group, China’s number one shipbuilder, on behalf of MSC, the ship MSC CELESTINO MARESCA will soon call at Morocco.
The new patrol boat acquired by Spain for the Civil Guard does not seem to meet expectations. Announced a month ago as the fastest in the world, it is in reality less fast than that of Morocco.