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Balearic Islands maritime safety and regulation

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In late July, July 2024, the Balearic Islands' public prosecutor filed a criminal complaint against senior management of PortsIB for allegedly establishing illegal ecological buoy fields while a major tender was suspended. The same week, regional authorities inspected the Port of Andratx, fining operators €462,000 for running unlicensed boat charters. A few days later, a vessel carrying 19 migrants capsized off Mallorca, killing 17 people. President Marga Prohens condemned the tragedy, accused the national government of inaction, and called for a dedicated migration response plan for the islands. On 4 August, August 2024, authorities reported that the same boat had drifted for 15 days before being found 12.7 nautical miles southwest of Mallorca. Two Maghrebi survivors were rescued by Salvamento Marítimo, showed severe dehydration and malnutrition, and were taken to Hospital Universitario Son Espases. A helicopter was deployed, a search area opened and a notice to mariners issued. The search for the remaining bodies continued, and Prohens reiterated her demand for a specific migration plan. Later that morning, rescue teams saved 15 migrants from a separate vessel near Ibiza. The same day, another boat carrying roughly 30 people was intercepted; 17 migrants were rescued alive and two bodies recovered. The Algeria‑to‑Balearic route has become the fastest‑growing EU migratory passage in early 2024, even as overall arrivals to Spain fell about 25 %. Government officials could not independently verify the deaths, but the survivors’ testimony was confirmed by the Delegation In August 2026, another tragedy unfolded when a small boat that had left with 19 migrants drifted for 15 days before being found 12.7 nautical miles southwest of the Government Mallorca; 17 people died at sea. Two Maghrebi survivors were rescued and the Interior Ministry. President Prohens treated for severe dehydration and malnutrition. Rescue services again urged the Spanish government to adopt deployed a dedicated migration response plan for the archipelago, emphasizing the need for enhanced search‑and‑rescue resources helicopter, opened a search area and coordinated policy action. warned nearby vessels. The same day, separate operations rescued migrants near Ibiza and off Mallorca.

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