What is 2021 Madagascar shipwreck?
On 20 December 2021, a cargo ship illegally carrying 130 passengers sank off the northeast coast of [[Madagascar]]. Of the 138 on board 86 are confirmed to have died, with around 24 remaining missing.<ref name=ewn>{{cite news |title=Madagascar shipwreck death toll rises to 64 |url=https://ewn.co.za/2021/12/22/madagascar-shipwreck-death-toll-rises-to-64 |access-date=22 December 2021 |work=EWN |language=en}}</ref><ref name=arab>{{cite news |title=Ship sinks off Madagascar coast; 17 dead and 68 missing |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1991051/world |access-date=22 December 2021 |work=Arab News |date=21 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The flooding is thought to have been caused by a hole in the ship's hull.<ref name=arab/> The ''Francia'', a wooden vessel was a cargo ship had illegally taken on 130 passengers for a journey from [[Antanambe]] (which is not registered as an official port) to [[Soanierana Ivongo]].<ref name=ewn/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{history-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Madagascar shipwreck, 2021}} [[Category:2021 crimes in Africa]] [[Category:2021 disasters in Africa]] [[Category:December 2021 events]] [[Category:2020s in Madagascar|2021 shipwreck]] [[Category:Manslaughter]] [[Category:Shipwrecks]] <!--[[Category:Transport disasters in Africa]]-->