Rescuers discovered the semi-sunken dinghy with two survivors and three our bodies some 26 nautical miles south of the southern metropolis of Motril on Friday, Spain’s maritime rescue service wrote on X.
The 2 survivors mentioned the boat had been carrying 12 folks when it set sail from Algeria six days in the past, main the authorities to suspect seven folks might have fallen into the ocean, it mentioned.
The date and site of their disappearance was unclear.
A aircraft from the European Union’s Frontex border company was serving to within the seek for the lacking, it mentioned.
Climate circumstances had been tough, with winds of as much as 75 kilometres (47 miles) per hour and waves as excessive as three metres (10 ft).
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The overwhelming majority arrived on the Canary Islands within the Atlantic. A number of thousand die yearly whereas making an attempt the journey.