This is the incredible moment rescuers found a newborn baby on a packed migrant boat in the Atlantic after the mother gave birth during the treacherous crossing to the Canary Islands.
An astonishing picture taken from a coastguard boat Talia shows a migrant cradling a newborn as others on the dinghy back away to make space for the baby.
The image was taken on January 6 while the Talia towed a rubber boat carrying about 60 migrants off the island off the Canary Island of Lanzarote, in Spain.
The coastguard shared the incredible moment on social media, writing: ‘Christmas ends in the Canary Islands with the rescue of a baby born in the middle of a sea crossing.
‘On Three Kings’ Day, the Guardamar Talia rescued a mother who had given birth to her baby on board the inflatable boat in which she was traveling with a large group of people.’
The woman and her baby were transferred to a hospital in Arrecife.
An astonishing picture taken from a coastguard boat Talia shows a migrant cradling a newborn as others on the dinghy back away to make space for the baby
Spanish coast guards wearing white suits work on a rescue operation as they tow a rubber boat carrying migrants, including a newborn baby, off the island off the Canary Island of Lanzarote, in Spain, in this handout picture obtained on January 8, 2025
Miraculously, this is not the first time the captain of the Talia, Domingo Trujillo, rescued a newborn baby.
He experienced a similar situation in 2020, when the Salvamar Mizar – a unit in which he was the skipper – rescued the occupants of a boat in which a woman had also just given birth.
‘We take this opportunity to express our admiration for Domingo and the rest of the crew who every day give their best to assist thousands of people trying to reach the Canary Islands,’ the coastguard said.
This is a developing story. More to follow.
