Three people died and 13 are missing after a boat capsized near the eastern Caribbean island of St. Kitts early on Tuesday, authorities said. The boat was carrying 32 passengers, 16 of whom were rescued, according to the government's Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Services. Officials in Antigua are leading the search and said the majority of those rescued are from
By Robert A Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com The saga surrounding African migrants left stranded in Antigua after arriving here on charter flights took a tragic turn yesterday, after three persons were confirmed dead off the coast of St Kitts. Early Tuesday morning, Observer received reports of a capsized vessel named Jenna B…
The group had left Antigua early Tuesday aboard a 32-passenger boat that was apparently en route to the US Virgin Islands when it sank near the island of St. defense of Saint Kitts and Nevis, during a press conference.
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