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Yemen : Dozens Dead After Boat Carrying Migrants
YEMEN, AUG 4 – The shipwreck off Yemen’s coast caused by rough weather left 76 dead and dozens missing, highlighting dangers of the Red Sea migration route, the International Organization for Migration said.
- On August 3, 2025, a migrant boat carrying 157 mostly Ethiopian migrants capsized off Yemen's Abyan coast, killing at least 76 people and leaving dozens missing.
- The shipwreck occurred amid Yemen's ongoing civil war since 2014, which created a governance vacuum fostering smuggling and trafficking networks along this perilous migration route.
- The boat was part of the Eastern Route, the region's busiest and most dangerous migration path, where thousands of migrants annually face abuse, exploitation, and life-threatening conditions.
- Yemeni authorities recovered 76 bodies and rescued 32 survivors, while Cardinal Pietro Parolin relayed Pope Leo XIV's prayers for "divine strength, comfort and hope" for survivors and responders.
- This tragedy underscores the severe risks migrants endure on the Eastern Route and highlights the urgent need to address irregular migration and human trafficking in the region.
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After the boat crash off the coast of Yemen, the number of deaths has risen to at least 76.
Pope expresses ‘profound sorrow’ over death of migrants in shipwreck off Yemen
Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims during his general audience on July 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 4, 2025 / 18:02 pm (CNA). In a new gesture of closeness to the victims of irregular migration, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “profound sorrow” for the sinking of a boat off the coast of Yemen in which at least 76 migrants on their way to Saudi Arabia died. Most of the passengers were Ethio…
Yemen : dozens dead after boat carrying migrants
At least 76 people killed and dozens missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants, sank off the coast of Yemen.It's the latest incident of migrants travelling through what is a notorious gateway,desperate to reach wealthier Gulf states.
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