Moroccan Migrant Rescued at Sea by Sailboat Captain Near Ceuta

Adi Aruety, owner and captain of the sailboat "Moj San", and his partner, Pedro Caravaca López, were heading to Ceuta from La Línea (Algeciras) to participate in a race when they were informed of the presence of a Moroccan migrant at sea. With the help of another boat and its captain, Agustín Villar, they were able to carry out this rescue operation of the Moroccan.

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The maritime rescue service managed to contact Adi and Pedro thanks to the AIS ship identification system on their boat, the "Moj San". The agents informed them by radio that they needed their cooperation to rescue the migrant, located at sea not far from them, in a wetsuit and clinging to a child’s board.

"We were taking photos of the sunset when we received a message on channel 16, which is quite unusual. It was to inform us that a person was in distress not far from us," explains Adi to El Faro de Ceuta. Using binoculars, the captain and his companion Pedro began to search for the young Moroccan. "After about 20 minutes, we found him. He was in a wetsuit and told us he was cold," he recounted.

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Following the instructions of the maritime rescue service, they remained with the young man in distress, without putting him on the sailboat. They talked to him, reassuring him that the rescue team would be there soon. The maritime rescue unit arrived on the scene at nightfall and rescued the young man, whom it took to Ceuta. Adi and his partner’s collaboration was highly praised by the maritime rescue service, as it saved a life. Like this young man, many Moroccan migrants disappear or lose their lives at sea while trying to reach Spain via Ceuta.