Canary Islands: 28 Migrants Drowned In Shipwreck 28 people drowned after a zodiac sank in the south of Canary Islands. Rabat – A shipwreck south of Canary Islands cost lives to 28 people on Monday. A tweet from Helena Malena Garzon, an activist of the NGO Caminando Fronteras, announced that the incident occurred during an attempt to cross from the Moroccan coast to the Spanish islands. Only 13 people, including a teenager, were rescued from the shipwreck. According to the survivors, the 41 immigrants had left Laayoune on Sunday night using an inflatable boat. The boat overturned off by night and the survivors managed to cling to the drifting zodiac. The Salvamento maritime plane spotted them and informed the rescue services.