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A flotilla of approximately 50 boats departed from the Costa del Sol and other Spanish ports on Saturday, aiming to showcase their support for Ceuta amid a prolonged migration crisis that has persisted since late July. Local media report that this initiative, dubbed the Armada de la Solidaridad con Ceuta, unites around 120 participants under the banner "todos somos Ceuta, España responde unida" (translated: We all are Ceuta, Spain responds united). Organizers have reserved up to 60 free docking spaces for participating vessels in the city's harbor.
Each boat has not sailed in unison; instead, individual skippers are embarking from their home ports, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar independently towards Ceuta, where various activities are planned for the weekend. This call to action arose following the massive influx of migrants into Ceuta on July 30 and 31, when thousands crossed illegally from Morocco into the autonomous city, marking one of the most significant instances of migration pressure at this border in recent years.
Upon arrival in Ceuta, participants will partake in a city tour and a communal dinner at the Club Náutico. On Sunday, the boats plan to navigate the waters surrounding the autonomous city. Subsequently, they aim to gather from the mainland and Ceuta in the southern bay to send a message of unity among Spaniards on both sides of the strait, as detailed in the initiative's program.
This weekend, Ceuta is heading towards a period without new registered protests. In recent days, residents have repeatedly demonstrated against the presence of thousands of migrants who arrived on July 30. The last protest saw hundreds of locals gather at Playa Trampolín, demanding the repatriation of migrants back to Morocco and the evacuation of the camp adjacent to the overcrowded temporary migrant accommodation center (CETI). These protests are primarily organized through social media groups.
As of now, no new calls for protests have emerged for this weekend, although local sources warn that further demonstrations could materialize at any moment. A demonstration is scheduled for September 2, organized by the provincial federation of neighborhood associations (FPAV) in collaboration with the Foro Ceuta Siglo XXI association.
As reported by de.euronews.com.
