These would-be immigrants, among whom was a body, were in difficulty aboard makeshift boats, jet skis and some even ventured to swim, said the same source.

They received first aid on board the units of the Royal Navy before being transported to the nearest ports of the Kingdom, then handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual procedures, added the military source, noting that the body was transferred to the morgue of the Laayoune hospital.