On Monday, a total of six small boats arrived in Formentera, which could be considered a new wave. The first was located at 2 a.m., carrying six North Africans, one mile south of Formentera. Then, at 07:16, 13 more North Africans were rescued five miles south of the island. At the same time, another 12 people arrived in the Punta des Martinets area of Formentera. At 07:16, a further 31 North Africans were rescued eight miles east of Formentera. At 16:55, the Maritime Rescue Service and the Civil Guard rescued a further 14 people five miles south of Formentera. At 18:50, a further 14 people were rescued six miles south of Formentera.
These six boats bring the total number of people who have arrived in the first eight days of September to 129. The number of immigrants arriving by boat continues to rise. According to figures provided by the Balearic Islands Government Delegation, a total of 1,932 people have reached the Pitiusan coast between January 1st and Monday September 8th.
Due to the continuous flow of migrants arriving in the Balearic Islands, Marga Prohens' government requested a migration contingency plan so that the islands would be excluded from the distribution of unaccompanied foreign minors planned by the government. Pedro Sánchez's executive has denied this request, stating that the data does not show that the islands are in a situation of migration contingency, despite the constant and growing flow of arrivals.