Event Brief
UPDATED Oct 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Oct 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
At least 139 migrants die in Djibouti-Yemen boat wreck
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died and 84 went missing when an overcrowded boat sank during the night of October 8-9 while traveling from Djibouti to Yemen. The International Organization for Migration said most passengers were Ethiopian. The vessel capsized off the coast north of Obock.
WHO: Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat
WHAT: An overcrowded boat carrying migrants sank off the coast north of Obock
WHEN: Oct 8, 2026
WHERE: Off the coast north of Obock, Djibouti
WHY: Reason not reported.
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