67 people on board the Louise Michel

Today 67 people, including an 8 months pregnant woman were safely embarked onto the Louise Michel.

The unseaworthy, wooden double decker boat was spotted previously from the civil aircraft Seabird, by @seawatchcrew

#searescue #sar #mediterranean

55 people have drowned in devastating shipwreck in front of the Canary Islands

In the first days of November, 55 people have died along the migration path to the Canary Islands. Another 1,786 people rescued in operations near Lanzarote and El Hierro.

The migration route along the Atlantic has become an increasingly common path to Europe, with its primary departure points in southern Morocco, Mauritania, and Senegal.

With the escalation of violent interceptions by Libya and Tunisia, with the support of the EU, other dangerous migration routes have been used by people seeking safety in Europe.

For those trying to reach Europe from Senegal, the crossing is nearly 10 times longer than other Mediterranean routes.

Many boats, without proper navigation systems, are veering off course and some are drifting across the Atlantic to the shores of Brazil, taking hundreds of lives with them.

These are not numbers. These are human lives. The right seek asylum is a right protected by international law.

Rest in power.

#AtlanticRoute #CanaryIslands #HumanRights #SafePassage #EUResponsibility #SafePassage #FreedomOfMovementForAll #Solidarity #SolidarityAndResistance #SeaRescue