The vessel carrying 260 migrants capsized on June 10 near Alghareef Point in Shabwah governorate, IOM said in a statement published on June 11.

31 women and six children are among the dead, the agency reported.

The boat departed from the Somalian city of Bosaso at around 3 a.m. on Sunday, carrying 115 Somali nationals and 145 Ethiopians, including 90 women, according to survivors quoted by IOM.

Of the 71 survivors, eight required further medical attention and were referred to a hospital, while the remaining 63 received first aid and minor treatment.

Search and rescue operations are ongoing despite significant challenges due to a shortage of operational patrol boats, IOM said.

Local community members, including fishermen, have played a crucial role in the aftermath by assisting with recovery efforts and helping to lay the deceased to rest at a local cemetery. Despite these efforts, 140 people are still missing, and efforts are currently underway to explore additional search and rescue options as more bodies continue to wash ashore, IOM said.

1,860 migrant deaths along route since 2014

This tragedy comes on the back of two deadly shipwrecks on the same route, located along the coast of Djibouti, in April.

Since 2014, IOM's Missing Migrants Project has recorded 1,860 migrant deaths and disappearances along the migration route, which is one of the world's busiest and most perilous.

In 2023, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) observed more than 97,200 migrant arrivals to Yemen, surpassing figures from last year, when just over 73,000 migrants arrived in the country.