A boat carrying African migrants, primarily from Ethiopia, capsized off the southern coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden on August 3, 2025. The incident resulted in the deaths of at least 68 migrants, with approximately 74 others reported missing. Earlier reports varied in the death toll, ranging from 25 to 54 fatalities, but the latest figures confirm the higher number. This tragedy is part of a continuing pattern of shipwrecks off Yemen, which have claimed hundreds of lives among migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in Africa. The route through Yemen remains perilous for migrants attempting to reach safer destinations, including the Canary Islands, with new dangerous migration paths emerging from places like Kamsar in Guinea.