
Ferry Repatriates 500 Stranded Spaniards from Morocco Amid Travel Restrictions
A first wave of Spaniards stranded in Morocco after the suspension of flights with Spain have just been repatriated to Algeciras via a Balearia ferry.

A first wave of Spaniards stranded in Morocco after the suspension of flights with Spain have just been repatriated to Algeciras via a Balearia ferry.

Part of the some 3,000 Spanish citizens stranded in Morocco after the suspension of flights with Spain and France will be repatriated this Sunday via a Balearia ferry, from the port of Tanger Med to Algeciras. A second wave will take place on Tuesday, April 6.

Subject to the reopening of the Moroccan borders, maritime crossings with Morocco could resume as of Tuesday, March 2, 2021. In the meantime, the maritime lines operated by the companies GNV, Baleària and La Méridionale are or will be canceled until February 28.

The Baleària company is offering a special repatriation ferry from Morocco to Spain for Spanish citizens and residents.

To meet the demand of citizens of Moroccan origin residing in European countries, Baleària has scheduled eleven trips between the ports of Sète in France and Nador in Morocco.

The Spanish embassy in Rabat has announced the organization of four boat trips from the port of Tanger Med to Malaga. The trips are intended for the repatriation of Spaniards and Moroccans residing in Spain on May 22, 26, and 28 and June 4. The repatriation will be provided by the Balearia company.

Not far from the Port of Tangier-Med, a collision occurred between a commercial vessel and a ferry coming from Spain, on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Significant damage was recorded on the ferry.