Friday, May 15, 2009

Coast Guard Responds to Capsized Migrant Boat

About mid-day Wednesday (5/13) the U.S. Coast Guard received a call about a number of people in the water about 15 miles off the coast of Boynton Beach, Florida. It turned out that a boat carrying migrants, mostly Haitian, had capsized. A rescue operation was launched and 17 people were rescued, however, at least 10 others are dead.

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By Planet Data

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