Over 250 Migrants Rescued Off Mauritania Coast
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Nouakchott, 27 Sept 2026 (AFP) – The Mauritanian Coast Guard announced that it had rescued some 260 West African migrants, including 17 children, in difficulty off the coast of Mauritania on Sunday. The migrants, who were on board two boats from Banjul, Gambia, are in a state of shock after having run out of food and met with [...] Read more More than 250 migrants rescued off the coast of Mauritania appeared first on MARINE & OCEANS.
On Sunday, the Mauritanian Coast Guard was able to monitor and rescue two boats off the fish market in Nouakchott, carrying 260 candidates for irregular migration from the Gambia, including 17 children, and 61 women. According to the Mauritanian Ministry of Fisheries, the two boats had sailed from the city of Banjul, and their journey took about seven days at sea, before they could [...].
The Mauritanian Coast Guard's rescue unit intercepted a boat today off the coast of Nouakchott carrying 260 irregular migrants from Gambia, including minors and children, some of whom were infants. The boat was headed for the Spanish Canary Islands before being diverted by storms. The interception comes amidst ongoing attempts to migrate via sea routes in the Atlantic Ocean. The article "Storms Disrupt 260 Migrants' Journey to the Canary Island…
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