Morocco: Royal Navy assists 236 would-be immigrants stranded in the Mediterranean

Coast guards of the Royal Navy operating in the Mediterranean Sea have provided assistance, from July 17 to 19, to 236 would-be immigrants, mostly Sub-Saharans, military sources said.

The illegal immigrants, including 06 women, were in difficulty aboard makeshift boats, the source said.

The rescued people received first aid on board the fighting units of the Royal Navy, and were then transported to the nearest ports of the Kingdom before being handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, the source said.