He had helped to search for bodies from the pirogue that hit the rocks.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/world/africa/boat-accident-migrants-dakar-senegal.html

Towing it wouldn’t work, so the Spanish boat began reeling in the pirogue and pulling survivors onto the Zillarri.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-12-18/36-days-at-sea-how-these-castaways-survived-hallucinations-thirst-and-desperation

Walking Borders, a dedicated Spanish migration advocacy group, revealed that the ill-fated vessel was a robust fishing boat referred to as a "pirogue."

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1803145/migrants-senegal-spain-boat-missing