Corsica Linea has announced that they rescued the 18 migrants off the Balearic Islands. 

"Corsica Linea fulfilled its ship-owner's duty by respecting international conventions, the Spanish state did the same when it welcomed these shipwrecked. Congratulations to the ship's sailors for their actions," the company's Director-General Pierre-Antoine Villanova revealed on Twitter.

Passenger ferry had left Alger on Sunday and headed for Marseille with 2,000 passengers on board.

Maritime Business World