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| 'Ghost Ship' With 30 Bodies On Board Found Off Coast Of Senegal |
| 2024-09-24 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A "ghost ship" with dozens of bodies was found off the coast of Senegal. This was stated in a statement by the country's Defense Ministry, published on September 23 by the Senego portal. The previous evening, local fishermen spotted the boat drifting at sea about 70 kilometers from Dakar and reported it to the authorities. There were no living people on board. “At the moment, the number of bodies is 30,” the military clarified. Rescuers and medics were sent to the scene. It is noted that the bodies are badly decomposed, so it will be difficult to establish the identities of the deceased. The causes of death are being investigated. Presumably, it was this ship that left the city of Mbour, located 90 kilometers south of Dakar, on August 13. On board were about 100 illegal migrants who hoped to get to Europe via the Canary Islands, notes the portal Afrik.com. The publication recalled that two weeks ago another ship carrying migrants ran aground in the Mbour area, killing at least 39 people. As reported by the Regnum news agency, in June a sailboat with migrants sank off the southern coast of Italy. A total of 34 people died, including eight children. There were 66 people on board, 26 of whom were children. Eleven migrants managed to escape, but they spent several days in the open sea without help. |
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