An inflatable boat sank after those on board waited 10 hours for help last month in Gran Canaria.
By Mattea Bubalo and Ruth ComerfordNegligence may have led to the deaths of migrants whose boat sank after waiting 10 hours for help off the Canary Islands, a lawsuit has alleged.
Spanish rescue officials were forced to defend their lack of action after it was reported that a Spanish search and rescue ship was only about an hour away from the dinghy. A patrol boat was despatched, but it arrived 10 hours after the migrants' dinghy was first spotted by a Spanish rescue plane. Spain's coastal rescue service said the sinking happened in waters monitored by both Spain and Morocco, and that they did not know the vessel's occupants were in danger, Spanish news agency EFE reported.The Canary Islands are part of Spain, although they are situated off Africa's western coast. Many migrants travel from Africa to the archipelago in the hope of reaching mainland Europe.
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