Overview

• National Police detained 16 occupants based on testimonies from some of the 251 survivors.
• Judicial sources have confirmed roughly 70 fatalities on the cayuco rescued on 24 August west of Dajla.
• Investigators are assessing possible negligent homicide for dehydration deaths and whether passengers were thrown overboard.
• Survivors report about 11 days at sea, much of it adrift after a motor failure, with some people jumping into the water.
• Spain’s Salvamento Marítimo led the operation after Morocco reported no available means in the shared search-and-rescue area.