Ngaparou : Une pirogue partie de Gambie avec 210 clandestins s'échoue sur la plage après la panne de deux moteurs en mer
A pirogue carrying 210 migrants attempting to reach Spain by sea, which had departed from The Gambia, landed on the beach at Ngaparou on the night of Sunday, May 17, 2026, after two of its three engines failed at sea. Twelve passengers were apprehended by the local Ngaparou brigade, part of the Mbour gendarmerie company. No loss of life was reported.
The pirogue set off on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from the village of Fogny Ndémba, in Gambia, around 8 p.m. It had on board 210 illegal immigrants made up of Gambians, Guineans and Senegalese.
According to statements from those arrested, each passenger had paid 400,000 CFA francs to a certain Lamine, an elderly man whose last name could not be confirmed, who had housed them in his home in Fogny Ndémba before boarding. He is believed to have organized the trip.
After nearly 22 hours at sea, on Sunday around 6 p.m., two of the boat's three engines simultaneously failed off the coast of Senegal. Panicked, most of the passengers decided to abandon the crossing and demanded to return to shore, according to Seneweb sources.
The pirogue, now propelled by a single engine, managed to land at Ngaparou beach where the occupants dispersed before the arrival of the local population.
Alerted, the gendarmes from the local brigade in Ngaparou managed to apprehend twelve candidates. They also seized the pirogue. An investigation has been opened.
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