PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—One person died and 14 others were rescued after an overloaded boat traveling without authorization capsized near Haiti’s southern coast, authorities said Saturday. Among the survivors is a person who was hospitalized in critical condition, according to Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency. It said authorities are still looking for an undetermined number of people. The…
Tourist Boat Capsizes in Southern India; at Least 22 Dead
NEW DELHI—A double-decker boat carrying more than 30 passengers capsized Sunday night off a beach in southern India, and more than 22 people including children died, officials said. Police officer Abdul Nazar said the rescue teams were expecting to recover more bodies from inside the boat after pulling it ashore from the muddy waters. He…
3 Dead, 13 Missing in Caribbean Sinking; 14 Africans Saved
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At least 14 people from the African nation of Cameroon were rescued from waters in the eastern Caribbean early Tuesday after their boat capsized, but three people were dead and 13 others missing, authorities in St. Kitts said. The group had departed Antigua early Tuesday aboard a boat carrying…
9 Missing After Fishing Boat Capsizes in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean coast guard vessels and aircraft on Sunday were searching for nine fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized off the country’s southwestern coast. The coast guard from the southwestern port city of Mokpo said that three crew members were rescued by a nearby commercial vessel following the accident late Saturday near…
2 Die in Accident at Finish of Route Du Rhum Sailing Race
PARIS—Two people died Wednesday when a motorboat following the Route du Rhum solo trans-Atlantic sailing race capsized off the coast of Guadeloupe, just as the winner was reaching the finish line, race organizers said. The exact circumstances of the accident are being determined. The boat had been carrying 11 people in the bay of Pointe-a-Pitre…
Spain: 1 Dead, 24 Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes
MADRID—A boat carrying migrants capsized off Spain’s Canary Islands, leaving one person dead and another 24 missing, authorities said. The vessel overturned sometime between Monday afternoon and early Tuesday, Spain’s marine rescue service said. Spanish rescuers intercepted three boats heading to the islands, rescuing a total of 116 people, a spokeswoman told The Associated Press….
Boat Captain Pleads Guilty in 3 Smuggling Deaths Off San Diego Coast
April 7, 2022
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By Kristina Davis From The San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO—The man at the helm of a smuggling boat that capsized off Point Loma, ending in the deaths of three migrants, pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Wednesday to his role in the tragedy. Antonio Hurtado, a 40-year-old U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to felony charges…
One Dead, Several Feared Missing in Indian Ferry Collision
GAUHATI, India—Two passenger ferries collided Wednesday in a river in northeastern India, leaving at least one person dead and several others missing, officials said. The head-on collision caused one of the boats to sink in the Brahmaputra river, said Ashok Barman, deputy commissioner of Jorhat city. The crash occurred near Nimati Ghat, a river port…
42 Migrants Feared Dead as Boat Capsizes Off Western Sahara
BARCELONA, Spain—Some 42 migrants, including 30 women and eight children, are believed to have died when their boat capsized in rough seas shortly after setting sail from the coastal town of Dakhla, in Western Sahara, a Spanish migrants rights activist said. Helena Maleno, founder of the NGO Walking Borders, tweeted late Thursday that she had…
Coast Guard Divers Hope to Reach 12 Missing in Capsized Ship
PORT FOURCHON, La.—Divers searching for oil industry workers on a capsized lift boat prepared to enter the vessel Friday, a rescue effort complicated by daunting technical challenges and continued bad weather. The hope is that the 12 missing people have found air pockets to survive inside the Seacor Power, most of which is submerged in…
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