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2023 Cape Verde migrant boat disaster

Up to 63 migrants died in an incident off Cape Verde involving a pirogue which had voyaged from Senegal departing on 10 July. 38 persons from the boat were rescued on 14 August 2023 and taken to the island of Sal, Cape Verde.[3][4][5]

2023 Cape Verde migrant boat disaster
Typical larger pirogues in northern Senegal
Date10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)
LocationCape Verde, Spain
TypeMaritime disaster
Participants101[1][2]
Deaths7[2]
Missing56[1][2]

Most of those on board were from the town of Fass Boye (Fass Boue) in Senegal,[6][7] with two from Guinea-Bissau.[8]

Route

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The vessel set out from Fass Boye, some 80 kilometres (50 mi) along the coast northeast of Dakar, on 10 July, intending to head for the Canary Islands, with 101 ('over 120' by one source[9]) persons estimated to have been on board. On 20 July, concerned relatives contacted the Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras / Walking Borders [es], who in turn alerted[9] the authorities in Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco and Spain. The boat was eventually found, about 150 nautical miles north-east of the island of Sal, by the Spanish fishing boat Zillarri, operated by the tuna fishing company Pevasa, on 14 August.[8] By then, 45 people were aboard, 38 survivors and 7 dead.[10]

Aftermath

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On Monday 21 August, 37 of the 38 survivors were repatriated from Cape Verde to Senegal. The remaining survivor was insufficiently recovered for travel at that stage.[2][11] In Senegal, difficult economic conditions[11] and especially dwindling fish stocks were blamed for the disaster.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Annika Hammerschlag (25 August 2023). "Anger over fish stocks as Senegal village mourns boat disaster dead". www.theguardian.com. Fass Boye. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "37 migrants rescued from stranded Cape Verde boat return home". edition.cnn.com. Reuters. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Dozens feared dead after boat found off Cape Verde". www.aljazeera.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ "At least 63 people feared dead after boat found off Cape Verde". www.theguardian.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ "More than 60 migrants feared dead at sea off Cape Verde coast". www.bbc.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Cape Verde boat disaster: 'My brother died for a dream we all have'". www.bbc.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ Joel Gunter (3 September 2023). "Four sons set out on a perilous migration route. Only one came home". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b Brito, Renata; Dana, Felipe (18 December 2023). "Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How migrants endured 36 days at sea". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b Helena Maleno Garzón (23 July 2023). "URGENTE. Desaparecido un cayuco senegalés con más de ciento veinte personas a bordo. Salieron hace catorce días y las familias desesperadas piden un refuerzo de medios de búsqueda" [URGENT. A Senegalese canoe with more than one hundred and twenty people on board has disappeared. They left fourteen days ago and desperate families are asking for reinforcement of search resources.]. twitter. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ Lorenzo Tondo (17 August 2023). "Cape Verde boat disaster: vessel drifted for month after alarm raised, says NGO". www.theguardian.com. Palermo. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b Ashifa Kassam (23 August 2023). "Cape Verde boat survivors say some jumped out to try to reach land". www.theguardian.com. Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

External source

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Image of the pirogue during rescue

 

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