Alicante Boat Incident: Judge Orders Prison for Claimed Boat Captain

A judge in Alicante ordered prison for an individual connected to a recent mold boat incident that arrived in the region over the last weekend. Sources close to the case confirmed the decision, which was later executed against the person identified as the boat driver. The individual testified as a protected witness during the proceedings, and the statement was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office to request detention. This person is the only immigrant in the voyage to provide testimony while traveling. Up to 16 people were reportedly on the vessel. The past week has been unusually busy, with small boats arriving daily from Wednesday through Sunday, and a rescue operation continuing. One of the boats capsized on Wednesday afternoon, carrying 16 people including a two-month-old baby. The boat under arrest did not crash, but it suffered a breakdown at dawn, leaving everyone stranded on the open sea midway through the journey.