Royal Navy helps boat adrift carrying 54 Sub-saharan migrants off the coast of Saidia

A Royal Navy coast guard assisted on Thursday off the coast of the eastern city of Saidia a boat in trouble that was carrying 54 Sub-Saharan would-be illegal immigrants, a military source said.

All the migrants were brought safely to the port of Nador, the source added.

On Monday, a Royal Navy coastguard assisted a boat in trouble in the west of the Northern city of Tangier that was carrying 38 Moroccan would-be illegal immigrants and a dead body, a military source said.