Event Brief
At least 80 dead after boat adrift 26 days off Canary Islands
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 03, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
Summary: At least 80 people, including a baby, were found dead on a small vessel adrift for 26 days off Spain’s Canary Islands. Spain’s Civil Guard said the boat likely traveled from Gambia based on hull inscriptions; it was carrying about 128 people, with 45 survivors and five bodies recovered when it was rescued Thursday morning.
WHO: Spain’s Civil Guard and Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras
WHAT: A boat adrift for 26 days off the Canary Islands was rescued, and at least 80 people including a baby were found dead.
WHEN: Sep 02, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Off Spain’s Canary Islands
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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