The article from rt.com appears to have been written before the rescue.
#AssociatedPress - Helena Maleno Garzon, coordinator for the aid group Walking Borders, said that the three missing boats had departed Senegal in late June. Two boats departed June 23 from Mbour carrying about 100 people, and a third left Kafountine four days later with approximately 200 people.
FROM thepostmillennial.com