More than 80 people die on boat after nearly a month adrift

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published September 3, 2026 9:20am Updated September 3, 2026 9:26am Rescuers helped the survivors to disembark at the Gran Canaria port of Arguineguin this morning (Picture: REUTERS) Dozens of people have died, including a baby, after a vessel was adrift in the Atlantic for 26 days. Rescuers discovered survivors and some bodies on a small fishing boat which is said to have left Gambia almost a month before. It was destined to cross the sea to the Canary Islands with 128 people on board, but ended up lost in the ocean. Only 45 people survived the ordeal, and were rescued early this morning around 74 miles (120km) off Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, according to Spanish news agency Efe. Survivors said they had sailed for the Canary Islands with ‘more than