Spain coast guard saved 86 people during search for a missing migrant boat
The rescued vessel is said to have been 70 nautical miles (130km) south-west of the Canary Islands, and was carrying people from sub-Saharan Africa.
Spanish officials say they were aided in their rescue by another nearby boat.
Two similar boats carrying dozens more people are said to be still missing. There are few details about them.
They are thought to have left Senegal on 23 June - four days before the larger vessel. This one sailed from Kafountine, a coastal town in Senegal that is roughly 1,700km from Tenerife, according Walking Borders.
The group earlier estimated that the larger vessel had 200 people on board - including many children - when it left Kafountine on 27 June, heading for the Canary Islands.
The coast guard vessel and the container ship that assisted it are now heading towards Gran Canaria island.
Those rescued include 80 men and six women. It is not clear whether all those who had been on board have been rescued.
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