Arrr! UN be sayin’ 186 scallywags be lost at sea, and two have met Davy Jones after boats went belly-up!
2025-03-07
Arrr, matey! The UN be spillin’ the beans that four fine vessels o’ East African souls met Davy Jones off Yemen's shores, leavin’ 186 swabs missin’. Only two crew members be saved from the briny deep! Shiver me timbers, what a calamity on the high seas!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round fer a tale of woe from the briny deep, where four vessels full o' brave souls from Africa met a watery fate off the coasts of Yemen and Djibouti. Aye, the grim tidings tell o' two souls lost to Davy Jones, and a whopping 186 more still missin', as reported by the U.N.'s migration squires.As the winds howled like a banshee, two boats sank near Yemen, leavin' only a couple o' crew to tell the tale. Aye, the rest, 181 hearty migrants and five Yemeni sailors, be swimmin' with the fishes! Meanwhile, off Djibouti, two more vessels capsized, but luck smiled as all aboard were saved, save for two unfortunate souls found on the sandy shore.Yemen be a treacherous passageway for those brave enough to seek fortune in the Gulf, with many settin' sail on overcrowded ships run by scallywag smugglers. In 2023 alone, a record 97,200 souls attempted this perilous journey, thrice the number from 2021! Sadly, over the years, thousands have vanished into the abyss, leavin' naught but heartache behind. So, raise a tankard to those who dared to dream, but beware the treachery of the sea! Yarrr!