The Dutch coast guard rescued 36 refugees from an inflatable boat.
36 refugees were rescued from an inflatable boat, according to rescue officials on the coast of the Netherlands. According to the police spokesman, this is the first time something like this has been seen in Dutch waters. The police said that it is still unclear where the boat came from.
Dutch police spokesman Doron Wallin told AFP on Saturday, October 31: "This is the first time we have seen something like this in Dutch waters."
He added: "We still don't know where this boat came from."
The rescue operation was carried out on the beach of the city of Breskens in the southwest of the Netherlands. According to Wallin, the police spokesman, the boat was in a "very dangerous" condition after an engine failure. The police say that the original destination of the boat is still unknown, but this boat was found about 250 kilometers south of Amsterdam.