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    Spain Rescues Nearly 600 People At Sea As Migration Patterns Change

    Authorities rescued 593 people in one day Wednesday. The number of migrants arriving in Spain by sea is up sharply from last year, and the number arriving in Greece has dramatically fallen.
    by James Doubek Aug 17, 2017 1 minute
    Migrants rest after being rescued in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, in the port of Tarifa, on Wednesday. / JORGE GUERRERO / Getty Images

    Spanish authorities say they've rescued 593 migrants at sea in just one day.

    The Spanish Maritime Safety & Rescue Agency, also called Salvamento Marítimo, the people on 15 boats Wednesday in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea,

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