በጀልባዋ ላይ ተሳፍረው የነበሩ ሁሉም ስደተኞች ከሰሃራ በታች ከሚገኙ የአፍሪካ ሀገራጥ የተነሱ መሆናቸውን በመግለጽ፤ ጀልበዋ ከየት እንደተነሳች ግን እስካሁን አልታወቀም ብለዋል።
A spokesperson from the maritime rescue service in Spain stated that all migrants on the boat were sub-Saharan Africans, however, it was not clear where the migrants had come from.