Mauritania’s coastguard rescued an embarkation carrying 191 people on 21 October, according to a coastguard statement relayed by Madar and subsequently reported by Shems Maarif Info that evening. The boat had departed Bargny, Senegal. (shemsmaarif.info)
The published passenger breakdown listed 170 Senegalese, 15 Guineans, three Gambians, one Ivorian and two Mauritanians. These figures derive from the reported official account; no independently verified passenger register was available in the reviewed material. (shemsmaarif.info)
The coastguard described the intervention as part of its maritime-surveillance, anti-smuggling and life-protection responsibilities. The accessible report did not specify the boat’s precise interception location, the passengers’ medical condition or their subsequent legal disposition. Those details should not be inferred from the rescue announcement. (shemsmaarif.info)