Moroccan navy rescues 54 migrants off Atlantic coast
RABAT, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan navy rescued 54 migrants from a boat off the Atlantic coast, 186 km south of the port of Dakhla, said a statement from the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces on Thursday.
The navy unit in charge of coastal surveillance intercepted the boat heading to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa, the statement said.
The migrants, who were