A small fishing trawler, with 16 crew members on board, sank off Tan Tan, in southern Morocco. The mobilization is total and the search continues to find the missing crew members.
The trawler, "Poissons du Sahara", caught fire on Monday off Agadir before sinking. No loss of life was reported and the 12 crew members were evacuated.
The Spanish maritime rescue teams have rescued two migrants from the Maghreb. They were trying to reach the Spanish coast by kayak in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar.
Morocco is about to acquire a coastal scientific research vessel. To this end, the National Institute of Fisheries Research (INRH) has launched a tender for its design and construction.
The third ship of the Moroccan company Africa Morocco link (AML) will arrive in the coming days. Its name: ’’Morocco sun’’.
Morocco is concerned about maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, Nasser Bourita, its Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, called for respect for freedom of maritime navigation.