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20 die at sea ~ 150 aboard 30fter
At least 20 people died and dozens more were missing after a sailboat
crowded with Haitian migrants capsized on Friday as it was being towed by a Turks and Caicos police boat, the US Coast Guard (USCG) reported. Rescue crews were searching for about 58 Haitians who were unaccounted for, the USCG said. Early Friday, Coast Guard officials working in the area had been notified that a Haitian vessel capsized about 800 meters (half a mile) off Providenciales, one of the Turks and Caicos islands, while being towed by a police boat. A USCG helicopter located about 20 bodies, while police rescued 30 people. The 10-meter (30-foot) sail-freighter was apparently headed for the United States, 900 kilometers (560 miles) away, with some 150 people aboard. Since January, 909 Haitians have been interdicted by the Coast Guard as they tried to make their way illegally to the United States |
20 die at sea ~ 150 aboard 30fter
150 on a thirty footer! That's 142 more than PHRF allows.
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