Five killed, dozens more feared dead in boat adrift off Canary Islands

Spanish migrant NGO says more than 80 people likely perished on the boat that left The Gambia 27 days ago.Published On 3 Sep 20263 Sep 2026The bodies of five people have been recovered after a boat carrying West Africans was rescued off Spain’s Canary Islands, maritime rescue authorities have said, as an NGO warns that dozens more may have perished.Spain’s maritime rescue service Salvamento Maritimo said on Thursday that one of its boats rescued 44 men from a boat drifting some 120km (75 miles) south of the island of Gran Canaria on Wednesday evening.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Spain asks EU for help to process 5,000 Ceuta migrants amid local unrestlist 2 of 3Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from Ceuta beach to shelterslist 3 of 3Ceuta mayor calls for migrant detention amid mass influx crisisend of list“Adverse weather conditions” initially prevented the retrieval of five corpses that remained on board before it was taken to the port of Arguineguin, the service said on social media.Three survivors in critical condition were immediately evacuated by helicopter to a hospital on the island, while the remaining 41 people received care from the Red Cross.All s...