Although the ship was designed to carry a maximum of 580 passengers and crew, an estimated 1,863 passengers are believed to have been on board, including 185 people who boarded the ship from Carabane, an island where there was no formal port of entry or exit for passengers.
A pesar de que o barco foi deseñado para levar un máximo de 580 pasaxeiros e tripulación, crese que viaxaban a bordo 1,863 pasaxeiros, incluíndo 185 persoas que subiron ao barco en Carabane, unha illa onde había non había ningunha escala oficial para pasaxeiros.