Boat carrying 80 passenger capsizes near Morocco

January 16, 2025

By The South Asia Times

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that a boat carrying 80 passengers capsized off the Coast of Morocco.

In a statement, the ministry said that Pakistan embassy in Rabat, Morocco, has informed , that a boat carrying 80 passengers, including several Pakistani nationals, setting off from Mauritania, has capsized near the Moroccan port of Dakhla.

"Several survivors, including Pakistanis, are lodged in a camp near Dakhla. Our Embassy of in Rabat is in touch with local authorities. Additionally, a team from the Embassy has been dispatched to Dakhla to facilitate the Pakistani nationals and provide necessary assistance," it said.

"The Crisis Management Unit (CMU) in the Foreign Ministry has been activated and the Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister has instructed the relevant Government agencies to extend all possible facilitation to the affected Pakistanis," it added.

The ministry also shared a contact number 051-9207887 of Crisis Management Unit.