Spanish authorities rescued four boats that arrived at the Balearic Islands on Monday, carrying a total of 88 migrants. The most recent boat, carrying 18 migrants, was intercepted at 5:10 p.m. (4:10 p.m. in Lisbon) as it entered the port of Cabrera, in the Balearic Islands.
Earlier, a boat with 26 people had arrived in Cabrera, another with 28 people in Mallorca, and a third with 16 people in Formentera. The last group rescued consisted of 17 people from North Africa and one from sub-Saharan Africa.
The operation took place at the port of Cabrera and involved the Maritime Rescue Service, the Prosecutor’s Office and Border section, and the Civil Guard’s maritime service at the port of Palma, according to the Government Delegation in the Balearic Islands, cited by the Efe news agency.
The first boat of the day was located at 7:17 a.m. (6:17 a.m. in Lisbon), six kilometers southeast of Cabrera Island, with 26 migrants on board.
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The second was located at 2:05 p.m. (1:05 p.m. in Lisbon), 13 kilometers southeast of Cala Llombards, on the southern coast of Mallorca, with 28 people. In both cases, all occupants were from sub-Saharan Africa. The third boat was rescued with 16 people of North African origin, 10 kilometers southeast of Formentera, at around 5:10 p.m. (4:10 p.m. in Lisbon).
So far this year, according to the latest data from the Ministry of the Interior and interventions reported by the Government Delegation in the Balearic Islands and tallied by Efe, 209 boats carrying 3,918 undocumented migrants have arrived at the archipelago. In 2025, 401 boats arrived at the islands carrying 7,321 people, an increase of 24.5% in the number of migrants and about 15% in the number of boats compared to 2024.
