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The Gambia boat’s 26-day drift and rescue

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DevelopingNext check : Whether the missing are accounted for and the casualty toll and boat’s fate are established.

Where it stands

A wooden boat carrying 127 people from The Gambia drifted for 26 days before rescuers found it near Gran Canaria; 44 men survived. Five bodies were on board and have since been lost, while Caminando Fronteras says 83 people are feared dead, including three women and a baby; the missing have not been accounted for.

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  1. Update 1Why a boat that left The Gambia with 127 people returned with 44

The story so far

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    Why a boat that left The Gambia with 127 people returned with 44

    44 men lived after nearly a month adrift from The Gambia. Five bodies were seen but lost, and 80 more are missing — a toll that exposes a deadlier Atlantic route.

    What moved

    • Sasemar 101 spots boat 65 miles off Arguineguin; Guardamar Urania rescues 44.

    Still open after this report

    • No definitive departure count, and no confirmation a baby was aboard at rescue.
    • Why the cayuco drifted for weeks has not been established.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Fernando Clavijo BatlleSpanish politician1 report

Places

  • Arguineguín35120 Arguineguín, Las Palmas, Spain1 report
  • Canary IslandsCanary Islands, Spain1 report
  • Gran CanariaGran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain1 report
  • The GambiaThe Gambia1 report
  • University Hospital of Gran Canaria Dr. NegrínC. Pl. Barranco de la Ballena, s/n, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain1 report

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