![The semi-sunken boat was located around 60 nautical miles south of the island of El Hierro.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/USPF7GHAEZA7TM62ETDULWVXZA.jpg?auth=2eadb51d79e82b39c3ad2612203ab2459bbc4807966fd1128a56a8c1f8526f38&width=414&height=233&focal=342%2C166)
The incredible odyssey of nine castaways attempting to reach Europe
A migrant boat with an inexperienced skipper left from Senegal and capsized in the Atlantic, leaving over 50 passengers dead, but nine survivors managed to change course and await rescue