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Coverage dated September 3, 2026

Dozens feared dead after migrant boat found drifting near Spain’s Canary Islands

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By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Dozens are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants that departed Gambia last month was found by authorities drifting off Spain’s Canary Islands late Wednesday. Helena Maleno, the head of the Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders), said that 83 of the boat’s 127…

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  1. BBC News

    More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands (opens BBC News)

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    Rescuers found 44 survivors on board the vessel but bad weather meant they had to leave five bodies behind.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Dozens are missing and at least 5 are dead after migrant boat is found in the Atlantic Ocean, Spanish rescuers say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Dozens are missing and at least 5 are dead after migrant boat is found in the Atlantic Ocean, Spanish rescuers say

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Dozens missing, 5 dead after migrant boat is found drifting near Spain’s Canary Islands (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    At least five people have died after a boat carrying West African migrants ran into trouble in the Atlantic Ocean

  4. KESQ Palm Springs

    Dozens feared dead after migrant boat found drifting near Spain’s Canary Islands (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Dozens are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants that departed Gambia last month was found by authorities drifting off Spain’s Canary Islands late Wednesday. Helena Maleno, the head of the Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders), said that 83 of the boat’s 127…

  5. Al Jazeera

    Five killed, dozens more feared dead in boat adrift off Canary Islands (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Spanish migrant NGO says more than 80 people likely perished on the boat that left The Gambia 27 days ago.

  6. Al Jazeera

    5 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat found after weeks at sea (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Authorities say at least 5 people have died as they attempted to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a wooden vessel.

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