Over 250 migrants are feared dead after a boat vanished from The Gambia, with zero survivors found anywhere.
The boat and its passengers
Ebrima, a Gambia-based reporter, confirmed 250+ aboard the vessel.
Carried nationals from seven different West African countries.
Gambians made up the bulk of the passenger list at 164.
29 of those on board were women and children.
Where it all went wrong
Departed from Nuimi Jinack, The Gambia, on December 5, 2025.
Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, and Cape Verde turned up nothing.
Canary Islands searches confirmed it never hit Spanish shores.
Authorities have ruled out any chance of survivors existing.
Grief back home in The Gambia
Families in Nuimi Jinack are wrecked, losing two or three relatives...