Two men have died in a pirogue found adrift after spending a week in the Atlantic, near Dakhla, where there were another 106 people on board, according to sources from the emergency services at the port of Arguineguín. A cargo ship named Sara M located the vessel approximately 275 kilometres southeast of El Hierro and notified the Spanish authorities. The crew of the Sara M, along with that of another merchant ship, the Eurostar, provided water and medication to the people on board while awaiting the arrival of the rescue ship, the Guardamar Urania. On the pirogue were 74 men, 20 women, and four children, all facing adverse maritime conditions. One of the survivors was transferred by helicopter to the Doctor Negrín Hospital during the journey to Arguineguín. The others, along with the two bodies, arrived at the port aboard the Guardamar Urania after 17:30, after nearly 18 hours of navigation. So far, there is no information about the nationalities of the people on the pirogue or their point of departure. Medical staff were informed that they had been at sea for a week.
Two dead in a boat rescued adrift off the Sahara after a week at sea.
