30 flygtninge druknet efter kæntring

Omkring 30 haitianere, der forsøgte at komme til Bahamas er omkommet, da deres overfyldte sejlfragtskib tirsdag gik på grund og kæntrede15 sømil sydvest for Staniel Cay, Bahamas. US Coast Guard og Royal Bahamansk Defense Force har reddet 110 andre, der klyngede sig til vraget.

Billede fra US Coast Guard.

Hændelsen blev rapporteret af Royal Bahamian Defense Force og videresendt til US Coast Guards Distriktskommandocenter mandag aften. Indvandrerne klamrede sig til skroget og masten af det grundstødte 40-fods sejlfragtskib, da redningsfolkene ankom.

En helikopter fra USA's kystvagt hejste 13 personer op fra vandet efter at have søsat en stor redningsflåde. To fly fra kystvagten nedkastede mad, forsyninger og yderligere otte redningsflåder.

The Royal Bahamian Defense Force sendte en patruljebåd tilstedet for at hjælpe med at redde folkene fra det overfyldte sejlfragtskib.

Kilde: US Coast Guard

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