Overview
- The Defence Ministry said a boat carrying more than 200 people capsized around midnight off the North Bank region.
- Authorities reported seven bodies recovered and 96 people rescued, with ten in critical condition receiving urgent care.
- Dozens are believed missing as search-and-recovery operations continue, and the wreck was later found grounded on a sandbank.
- The navy deployed three speedboats and a coastal patrol vessel, and a local fishing canoe volunteered to assist after a distress call.
- Officials are verifying victims’ identities after noting some are not Gambian, while Frontex reports a 60% drop on this route through most of 2025.