2023 Cape Verde migrant boat disaster
Up to 63 migrants are believed to have 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.
Typical larger pirogues in northern Senegal | |
| Date | 10 July 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location | Cape Verde, Spain |
| Type | Maritime disaster |
| Participants | 101 |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Missing | 56 |
Most of those on board were from the town of Fass Boye (Fass Boue) in Senegal, with two from Guinea-Bissau.
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