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Officials say that at least 60 people have died in a boating accident in Nigeria.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 3, 2024

A local official reported that at least 60 people died after a boat capsized in northern Niger State, Nigeria. The boat was carrying mostly women and young children who were returning from a religious celebration. Jibril Abdullahi Muregi said…

Military: At least 30 bodies decomposing found on boat near Senegal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 23, 2024

The military reported on Monday that at least 30 bodies in decomposition were discovered in a boat floating 70 km (38 miles) off Dakar's coast, the capital of Senegal. In a military statement, it was revealed that the navy had been informed…

In Nigeria, at least 64 people are believed to have died in a boat accident

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 14, 2024

Local officials reported on Saturday that at least 64 people are believed to be dead after a boating accident in Zamfara State, in the northwest of Nigeria. On Saturday morning, a wooden boat with 70 farmers on board capsized while transporting them to their farmlands near Gummi town.

The death toll of a capsized boat off the coast of Senegal has risen to 26

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 10, 2024

In a tweet on Tuesday, the Senegalese Navy said that the death toll in a migrant ship accident off the coasts of Senegal had risen to 26, after 17 additional bodies were discovered. Radio Television Senegalaise reported late Sunday that the boat…

Dominican Republic examines the remains of 14 West Africans found on a drifting boat

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2024

A civil defense official in the Dominican Republic said that forensic teams are trying to identify 14 West Africans whose remains were found on a boat drifting near the northern coast of the Caribbean nation. RTVD, the state-run media, reported…

IOM: 15 people dead, 150 missing following boat capsize off Mauritania

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 24, 2024

The International Organization for Migration said that 15 people died and 150 others were missing when a boat with 300 passengers capsized on Monday near the capital of Mauritania, Nouakchott. One of the most dangerous migration routes in the world is the Atlantic route…

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