A sinking vessel carrying tourists has been rescued by the Spanish coast guard after four days stuck at sea off the coast of Tenerife. According to the authorities, the boat got into difficulty 52.5 miles north of the largest Canary Island with four men onboard suffering dehydration as a result of the ordeal.

The dehydrated men were found by Spanish authorities some 60 miles off the coast of Tenerife. A Panamanian-flagged vessel named locally as Green Power is said to have responded by heading to the area they were in along with a Civil Guard vessel.

Spanish coastguards scrambled to help the stricken tourists, who got into difficulty at high sea around 60 miles north of Tenerife in a vessel called Green Power, which has a Panama flag