REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MADRID -- A Spanish coast guard ship rescued 32 African migrants from a boat off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, officials said Friday.

It was the latest in a string of arrivals that suggest the Canary Islands are regaining popularity as an entry point for migrants trying to reach Europe.

The boat was intercepted late on Thursday in the south of the resort island of Gran Canaria after one of the migrants used a mobile phone to call police for help, a sea rescue service spokesman said.

All but one of the migrants, a man whose finger had gangrened, were in good health, the spokesman said, adding that among the 32 on board were two women and a child.