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At Least 9 Dead as Migrants' Boat Capsizes Off Fla.

28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants were aboard: Coast Guard

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted May 13, 2009 2:56 PM CDT

(Newser) – As many as nine people are dead after a boat carrying 28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants capsized 15 miles off the Florida coast this morning, the Palm Beach Post reports. About half the passengers have been located and the search is continuing, the South Florida ... Read full story »

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They were spotted after noon
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Florida • Haiti • Coast Guard • Bahamas • boat accident • search and rescue • capsize • migrants

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At Least 9 Dead as Migrants' Boat Capsizes Off Fla.

28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants were aboard: Coast Guard

Florida • Haiti • Coast Guard • Bahamas • boat accident • search and rescue • capsize • migrants

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