A cayuco carrying 54 people arrived at the port of La Restinga on the Spanish island of El Hierro after an eleven-day journey originating from Guinea-Bissau. Salvamento Marítimo rescued the vessel when it was located near the island.
The occupants of the boat included six women, according to details provided from the port. The arrival marks the culmination of a lengthy maritime crossing from West Africa to the Canary Islands.
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