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NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) last night called off a search for six individuals who went missing after a boat capsized in waters off Grand Bahama on Thursday.
When officials rescued the survivors on Friday, a Haitian woman and child were found dead in the vessel. A Bahamian man believed to be the captain of the boat remains among those missing.
RBDF Search and Rescue Coordinator Commander William Sturrup said yesterday the decision to call off a search “is always a difficult one and is made after careful consideration of all of the facts surrounding the case”. However, he noted suspension of the search is “in keeping with the probability of finding survivors without life vests in the prevailing conditions”.
Barry Cartwright, 57, one of the three boaters who went missing on January 31, 2021, after their 12-foot skiff left Potter’s Cay to fish for a few hours around the northern coast of New Providence but never returned.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Authorities searching for three fishermen missing in seas off New Providence since last week Sunday have expanded the search to cover north Eleuthera and the northern Exuma cays.
According to Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) officials, the ongoing search involving four defense force assets, BASRA (Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association) and the United States Coast Guard has covered New Providence and surrounding cays to north Eleuthera and the northern Exuma cays with “negative sighting today”.
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