40 People Rescued and Several Missing After Boat Capsizes in Waters West of Puerto Rico
Survivors said a machete fight forced people overboard as the Coast Guard searched for others after rescuing at least 40 and recovering two bodies.
- On Monday, the Coast Guard rescued at least 40 people after a makeshift boat carrying an estimated 60 migrants capsized approximately 10 miles off Mona Island.
- The vessel capsized late Sunday at about 11 p.m. after a fight involving a machete forced passengers to jump overboard without life vests.
- Survivors spent more than 12 hours in the water before the Motor Vessel Tripiti spotted them Monday around noon, helping rescue four people initially.
- Two people were recovered deceased while the Coast Guard Sector San Juan and the Dominican Republic Air Force continued search efforts Monday evening.
- Migrants fleeing gang violence in Haiti, which has displaced 1.5 million people, often navigate the treacherous Mona Passage on makeshift vessels, marking Monday as the latest deadly voyage.
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Two people have died and at least 40 have been rescued after a homemade boat capsized in open waters off Mona Island, west of Puerto Rico. Survivors said there may have been as many as 60 people on board, the Associated Press reported. Several people are still being sought. The incident happened around 11 p.m. Sunday, about 10 miles from the island. The survivors spent more than 12 hours in the water before the crew of the motorboat Tripiti spot…
The U.S. Coast Guard reported that it had rescued at least 40 people on the high seas following the overturning of a boat near a small uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico.
At least two people died following the overturning of a homemade ship with 60 people on board about 16 kilometres from Mona Island in Puerto Rico, reported to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The U.S. Coast Guard reported on Monday that it had rescued at least 40 people from a high-seas vessel near Puerto Rico. "The U.S. Coast Guard reported on Monday that it had rescued at least 40 people on the high seas after their ship had turned a few miles from a tiny uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico. According to the agency, the bodies of two dead persons were found; survivors reported that there were about 60 on board," the rescue opera…
A boat capsized off the coast of Puerto Rico. At least two people were killed in the incident, while forty other passengers were rescued. The rescue operation is still ongoing. According to the US Coast Guard, the boat overturned on the high seas. There were approximately sixty people on board. The survivors drifted in the water near the uninhabited island of Mona for more than twelve hours until they were spotted by a passing ship. According …
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