Over 230 migrants were rescued from one flimsy boat on Sunday in seas off Spain's Canary Islands, coastguards said, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

Fourteen women and three children were found in the same boat which contained a total of 231 people, rescuers said.

It is the largest number of people to be rescued from the same boat off the island of Gran Canaria this year, Spanish coastguards told Reuters.

Spanish coastguards towed the wooden boat when they found the migrants close to Gran Canaria's main port.