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capsize stories: 5 news summaries

Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Haiti; 85 Missing

Some 113 saved after vessel reportedly hit reef evading police

Jul 28, 09 7:35 AM CDT
(AP) - A boat carrying Haitian migrants capsized and sank off the Turks and Caicos Islands and up to 85 people are missing, the US Coast Guard says. One survivor said the boat struck a reef as it tried to elude police. Rescuers found 113 survivors stranded on two reefs and recovered... More »

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Haiti • Coast Guard • Turks and Caicos Islands • capsize • migrants

 10 Dead After 
 Smuggler's Boat 
 Capsizes Off Fla. 

Coast Guard slams 'callous' smugglers  after migrants drown

May 14, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 10 people died when an overloaded boat authorities believe was being used to smuggle Haitian migrants into the US capsized off the coast of Florida yesterday, CNN reports. The Coast Guard—which launched a massive search-and-rescue operation after a pleasure boat spotted survivors in the water—saved 16... More »

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Florida • Haiti • Coast Guard • smuggler • boat accident • capsize

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

28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants were aboard: Coast Guard

May 13, 09 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 Sun-Sentinel adds. Some passengers may... More »

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

(Newser) - The fishing boat that capsized earlier this month leaving three football players presumed dead was improperly anchored, the AP reports. After interviewing the lone survivor, a Florida agency has determined that when the passengers attempted to free the anchor by gunning the boat’s motor, the craft was swamped and... More »

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Florida • NFL • Gulf of Mexico • Arab Israeli conflict • anchor • fishing boat • report • Corey Smith • Marquis Cooper • Nick Schuyler • William Bleakley • capsize • state agency

(AP) - The missing fishing buddy rescued today off Florida's Gulf Coast told rescuers the boat was anchored when it flipped Saturday evening in rough seas and that the others got separated from the craft. The boat belongs to Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, who along with free-agent defensive lineman Corey Smith... More »

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Coast Guard • Gulf of Mexico • missing boater • search and rescue • Corey Smith • Marquis Cooper • Nick Schuyler • William Bleakley • capsize • lost at sea

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