Passengers came from five countries
A report quoting the coastguards’ communiqué said the boat had departed Bargny, Senegal, and was taken into their care in Mauritanian waters. Its passengers included 170 Senegalese nationals, 15 Guineans, three Gambians, two Mauritanians and one Ivorian. (ad-trustmag.be-mad.org)
The reported breakdown included 12 Senegalese minors, three Gambian girls and two Guinean minors. Seneweb’s October 22 account described the intended destination as Spain’s Canary Islands. (ad-trustmag.be-mad.org)
Rescue account leaves subsequent arrangements unclear
The coastguards characterised the intervention as part of maritime surveillance, rescue and protection-of-life duties. The reviewed reports did not establish the passengers’ subsequent legal status, individual protection needs or final destination after disembarkation. (ad-trustmag.be-mad.org)
This is follow-up reporting of an earlier operation, not evidence of a separate interception on October 22. (ad-trustmag.be-mad.org)