Salvamento Marítimo has suspended search operations for fifteen migrants missing in the Balearic Islands, following a boat capsizing and subsequent incidents. The initial search commenced on the twentieth of August, after a vessel sank three miles south of Mallorca. Reports from twenty survivors indicated that three individuals of sub-Saharan origin were missing, having drifted for six days. Tragically, one migrant died in the capsizing, while others sustained injuries.

The second search operation began on the twenty-second of August, concentrating on twelve occupants of a boat who jumped into the water approximately thirty-six nautical miles southwest of Cabrera in an attempt to reach the shore. The rescue of fourteen individuals from the same vessel initiated this search effort.

In both operations, the team involved not only included resources from Salvamento Marítimo, but also a helicopter from the Guardia Civil and the patrol boat Río Gallego. Despite the cancellation of active searching, authorities will continue to alert sailors to be vigilant for any signs of the missing individuals.

So far this year, two hundred and fifty-six boats have reached the Balearic coasts carrying four thousand eight hundred and nineteen migrants, as reported by the Delegation of the Government in the Balearics.