联合国难民机构报告称，毛里塔尼亚近海在7月14日至18日期间发生两起独立海难事件，导致近150人死亡或失踪 [1]。
第一起事件中，一艘从冈比亚驶往加那利群岛的船只因燃料耗尽在海上搁浅25天后失事，船上160人中有122人失踪 [1]。另一起事件中，来自塞内加尔的船只上179人获救 [1]。两起事件共计387人获救 [1]。
联合国难民机构将该航线称为"世界上最危险的航线之一" [1]。毛里塔尼亚已成为撒哈拉以南非洲人前往欧洲的主要中转路线 [1]。
The United Nations refugee agency has documented two separate maritime disasters off the coast of Mauritania between July 14 and 18, resulting in approximately 144 deaths or disappearances among migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. [1]
In the first incident, 122 people went missing when a vessel carrying 160 passengers departing from Gambia bound for the Canary Islands ran out of fuel and became stranded at sea for 25 days, according to Mauritanian coast guard reports. [1] The second event saw 179 survivors rescued from a boat that had departed from Senegal on Saturday. [1] Overall, 387 people were rescued across both incidents. [1]
The UN refugee agency has characterized the maritime route off Mauritania as one of the world's most dangerous. [1] The country has increasingly become a primary transit point for sub-Saharan African migrants seeking passage to Europe. [1]