20 Haitians Found Dead In Sea Near Bahamas

Coast Guard Says 3 Survivors Rescued After Boat Capsized

(AP)  The bodies of 20 Haitians have been recovered from the sea near the Bahamas after their boat capsized, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday as it searched for survivors.

Three survivors — two Haitians and one Honduran — have been found, said Barry Bena, a Coast Guard spokesman in Miami. Coast Guard Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson said all 20 whose bodies were recovered were Haitian, correcting an initial report that one was Honduran.

The survivors said their boat was carrying 24 people when it capsized around 10 p.m. Saturday, according to another Coast Guard spokesman, Luis Diaz.

The search-and-rescue mission began Sunday after fishermen heard people screaming in the water before dawn.

The accident happened about 15 miles (25 kilometers) northwest of Nassau, Bahamas, according to the Coast Guard. A cutter, helicopter and a jet from the Coast Guard and two Bahamas military vessels continued searching the area Monday.

Diaz said the Bahamian government was holding the survivors.

Every year, thousands of Haitians try to leave the Western Hemisphere's poorest country aboard rickety, overloaded boats for other islands or the United States.

Soaring food prices have pushed many into abject poverty and triggered riots earlier this month in Haiti, but this has not translated so far into a spike in the number of migrants.

Last year a migrant boat capsized near the Turks and Caicos islands, pitching Haitians into shark-infested waters. At least 61 people died.

[runningralph]

brianbwb
My comments about high birth rate and poverty are very relevant to this article because that''s how Haitians got to the point where 20 of them will crowd onto a rickety boat and try to go over the sea.

[brianbwb-2009]

"The very best of good byes to all from Frank Bowers of Austin, Tx "

If you check the official statistics, you will find that the largest number of recipients of the programs you decry are of European ancestry. This means you.

It is usually the case, the people screaming loudest are usually the worst abusers.

[brianbwb-2009]

"I wish this would happen to mexicans/central americans but instead of drowning, they die of heat exhaustian, or eaten alive by a wild animal." Posted by bequialife

And you are probably one of those who criticized Rev, Wright, even while you prove him correct.

[brianbwb-2009]

"I wonder what''''s the birthrate in Haiti. High birth rate = high poverty rate and high death rate."
Posted by runningralph

Absolutely true, but also totally irrelevant.

[brianbwb-2009]

"They both have totaly taken over south Florida."
Posted by twogunsono1g

Sand blast a little more, then he becomes European.

The only real Floridians are Seminole.

[twogunsono1g]

We should be elated that Haiti isn''''t on our border or we''''d be seeing Haitian flags and Haitian demands for more, more, more of the freebies. We''''d add Haitian to our driver''''s test and our voting materials. What a joke.


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Posted by drivelphobe at 11:50 PM : Apr 21, 2008


You obliviously do not live in south Florida. You can''t swing a dead cat without hitting a Haitian, the only thing worse is the Cubans. How do you make a Cuban? You sandblast a Haitian. They both have totaly taken over south Florida.

[tommysjr]

May God show you all the same mercy that you''ve shown these poor people.

[bequialife]

I wish this would happen to mexicans/central americans but instead of drowning, they die of heat exhaustian, or eaten alive by a wild animal.

[drivelphobe]

We should be elated that Haiti isn''t on our border or we''d be seeing Haitian flags and Haitian demands for more, more, more of the freebies. We''d add Haitian to our driver''s test and our voting materials. What a joke.

[runningralph]

I wonder what''s the birthrate in Haiti. High birth rate = high poverty rate and high death rate.

[ceres5]

Frank Bowers, when you celebrate the drowning of 20 human beings, it indicates that you are really a despicable sick person. You need to see a shrink and a priest.

[frankbowers]

This was great t;hat is there are 24 fewer trying to get food stamps, welfare, medicine and birthing their anchor children. God was looking out for America being the politicians are so concerned in the votes they would get that are now lost for sure.
The very best of good byes to all from Frank Bowers of Austin, Tx

[rushlimpdrug]

Ah, this is news?

They are haitians after all.

Now had it been people from somewhere cool like
Palm Beach. . .