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Photo alluding to a boat, LD file photo
Seven fishermen remain missing after their small artisanal boat sank in the Atlantic waters of Nouadhibou, 470 kilometers north of the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, reported A security source told Efe today.
Two other fishermen who were on board the sinister vesselwere able to swim to the coast and sounded the alarm about the sinking.
The two survivors, of Senegalese nationality, explained to the Mauritanian coast guard that another seven of their compatriots were on board the boat when it sank. yesterday due to the storm, and that only the two of them were able to swim to the coast.
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the source.
The investigation carried out by the Mauritanian authorities has not yet been able to find either the wrecked boat nor the bodies of the seven missing fishermen.
Small fishing accidents are very common in Nouadhibou, but most of the time they are due to collisions with modern fishing boats.