Stunned fisherman films 16 ‘illegal migrants’ abandoning their boat on Ibiza coast

Stunned fisherman films 16 ‘illegal migrants’ abandoning their boat on Ibiza coast before scrambling up a cliff as Spain continues to see influx of arrivals from North Africa

•  51 undocumented migrants tried to land near Ibiza’s airport over the weekend
• The 16 migrants recorded are believed to have come from Algeria, North Africa
• Spanish authorities arrested 51 of those landing and are now processing them
• Police have no reason to believe there were any children on board the boats 

By Ryan Fahey For Mailonline

Published: 12:35 BST, 2 September 2019 | Updated: 16:14 BST, 2 September 2019

This is the moment a Spanish fisherman films 16 allegedly undocumented migrants abandoning their boat on the Ibiza coast and climbing up a cliff face. 

The incident, filmed by fisherman Felipe Roig Jones and shared on social media, took place on Saturday morning in Sol d’en Serra in the municipality of Sant Josep, close to the airport in Ibiza in the eastern Spanish region of the Balearic Islands. 

The footage shows 16 migrants, who reportedly sailed from the North African country of Algeria, arriving in Ibiza on a small vessel. 

There were not believed to be any minors aboard the small vessels. Another boat arrived on Sunday bringing the total migrants arrested to 51 over the weekend

The 16 migrants, reportedly from Algeria, scaled the cliff on Sol d’en Serra in the municipality of Sant Josep, close to the airport in Ibiza. All 16 were arrested by police according to reports

Reports said that all 16 were arrested by the Spanish police. 

A further two boats arrived along the same coastline on Saturday and 27 migrants were arrested, according to local media. 

Checks are still ongoing, but it is believed that no minors were on board the boats. 

On Sunday, a fourth boat arrived in Ibiza and the authorities reportedly arrested eight migrants making it a total of 51 over the weekend. 

The images were captured by fisherman, Felipe Roig Jones, who later shared them on social media. A further two boats arrived later in the day with 27 migrants arrested

There has been a rise in undocumented migrants attempting to land on the coastlines of the Balearic island. At the beginning of August, 63 immigrants were arrested in five boats

A map shows the location of the migrants disembarkation point close to the airport in Ibiza

The nationality of the immigrants has not been confirmed by the authorities. According to local media, nine boats arrived in the Balearic Islands during August.

At the beginning of the month, 63 undocumented immigrants were arrested in five boats that arrived within several days of each other. 

Three boats arrived in Ibiza while the other two were spotted on the island of Formentera. 

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