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40 people rescued and several missing after boat capsizes in waters west of Puerto Rico
The Coast Guard said the boat carried about 60 people and that a machete fight forced passengers overboard without life jackets.
- 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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·Ankara, Türkiye
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A lucky boat with about 60 people on board has fallen ten miles from the island of Mona, west of Puerto Rico. The US Coast Guard has saved at least 40 people and recovered two bodies; others are dispersed. According to the survivors, before the shipwreck a fight would have broken out during which some people would have been injured with a machete, pushing others to throw themselves into the water without lifesaver. One merchant gave the alarm af…
·Turin, Italy
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