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After one of the worst disasters at sea for Haitian migrants, South Florida's Haitian community leaders feared a recent spike in interdictions could signal a deadly summer for others leaving their troubled homeland.
At least 16 Haitian migrants died after their overcrowded, 30-foot sailing freighter capsized early Friday off the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British territory. Another 78 were rescued and as many as 66 could still be lost at sea, according to a Turks and Caicos government statement.
The freighter capsized about 4:30 a.m. in shark-infested waters about a half-mile from Providenciales Island, which is part of the Turks and Caicos. Eleven survivors were found clinging to the hull. Some bodies were pulled from the water missing limbs and feet, apparently bitten off by sharks, according to reports from the island. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the freighter capsized while being towed by a Turks and Caicos police boat, but authorities on the island denied that.
more at the link http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/lo...ay05,0,2156184.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
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After one of the worst disasters at sea for Haitian migrants, South Florida's Haitian community leaders feared a recent spike in interdictions could signal a deadly summer for others leaving their troubled homeland.
At least 16 Haitian migrants died after their overcrowded, 30-foot sailing freighter capsized early Friday off the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British territory. Another 78 were rescued and as many as 66 could still be lost at sea, according to a Turks and Caicos government statement.
The freighter capsized about 4:30 a.m. in shark-infested waters about a half-mile from Providenciales Island, which is part of the Turks and Caicos. Eleven survivors were found clinging to the hull. Some bodies were pulled from the water missing limbs and feet, apparently bitten off by sharks, according to reports from the island. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the freighter capsized while being towed by a Turks and Caicos police boat, but authorities on the island denied that.
more at the link http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/lo...ay05,0,2156184.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
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