At that time, diplomatic negotiations began between Spain, Senegal and Mauritania regarding the fate of Marine I, as a result of which the two ships remained anchored off the Mauritanian coast for eight days.
En ese momento, se iniciaron negociaciones diplomáticas entre España, el Senegal y Mauritania acerca del destino del Marine I, que mantuvo a ambos buques fondeando cerca de la costa mauritana durante ocho días.