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FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — A month had passed when the first four men decided to jump.

Too often migrants disappear without a trace and witnesses. While accurate figures on the number of deaths do not exist, entire boats have gone missing in the Atlantic, becoming what are known as “invisible shipwrecks.” When bodies do wash ashore, they are often buried in unmarked graves. Spanish authorities routinely fly over a massive area of the Atlantic between West Africa and the Canary Islands looking for lost migrants. But the vast distances, volatile weather conditions and relatively small boats mean they are easily missed. Dozens who were rescued in August after 36 days at...