RABAT, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan navy rescued 56 sub-Saharan migrants bound for the Canary Islands on Monday off the Atlantic coast, the official news agency MAP reported on Tuesday.
The boat carrying the migrants was in distress due to "very unfavorable weather conditions" when it was intercepted by a Moroccan navy ship on a maritime patrol mission 37 km southwest of the town of Lagouira, the report said.
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