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Migrant Vessel Found After 26 Days, 80 Feared Dead
A boat carrying migrants was found after floating at sea for 26 days.
It had been traveling toward the Canary Islands.
Forty-five people were alive when the boat was found.
Five bodies were also discovered aboard.
Reports said the boat may have started with about 128 people.
Survivors said more than 100 people had left together.
This means many people were still unaccounted for.
The boat was taken to the port of Arguineguin on Gran Canaria.
A migrant vessel was found after drifting for 26 days toward the Canary Islands.
Reports said 45 survivors and five bodies were found aboard.
The boat was believed to have initially carried about 128 people.
Survivors told the Red Cross that more than 100 people left with them.
The vessel was brought to Arguineguin port on Gran Canaria, while about 80 people were feared dead.
- Who
- Migrants aboard a vessel, including 45 survivors and five deceased people found aboard.
- What
- A migrant boat was found after 26 days adrift, with about 80 people feared dead.
- Where
- The vessel was brought to Arguineguin port on Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands.
- When
- After the vessel had drifted for 26 days; no specific calendar date was provided.
- Why
- The survivors had been traveling toward the Canary Islands; the articles do not state why they left.
Key facts
- Survivors found
- 45
- Bodies found
- 5
- Estimated initial passengers
- About 128
- Reported group size at departure
- More than 100, according to survivors
- Time adrift
- 26 days
- Port of arrival
- Arguineguin, Gran Canaria
- People feared dead
- About 80
Sources
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