Barbados: Senegalese “death boat”

What circumstances did these men come from that drove them to make a desperate trip to a strange new land in search of a better life? How must the people who loved them be suffering now, in the agony of loss and not knowing?” Titilayo muses on the fate of the eleven Senegalese men who died attempting to cross the Atlantic, and whose boat washed up in Barbadian waters in April. Barbados Free Press provides links to various websites with information on the still-mysterious story.

Start the conversation

Authors, please log in »

Guidelines

  • All comments are reviewed by a moderator. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may be identified as spam.
  • Please treat others with respect. Comments containing hate speech, obscenity, and personal attacks will not be approved.