13 US-bound Cuban migrants detained on Mexico's Caribbean coast after boat engine failsSeptember 30th, 2009 13 Cuban migrants caught off Mexico's coastCANCUN, Mexico — Mexican authorities have detained 13 U.S.-bound Cuban migrants whose makeshift boat reached the country's Caribbean coast after an engine failed. Cancun police spokesman Esteban Romero says hotel security guards spotted the group early Tuesday.
54 US-bound migrants from Africa and Nepal detained after boat arrives at Costa Rican coastSeptember 13th, 2009 54 US-bound migrants detained at Costa Rican coastSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican authorities detained 54 U.S.-bound migrants from Africa and Nepal after their boat arrived on the Central American country's coast, officials said Sunday. Authorities were treating some of the migrants for dehydration after several days at sea and took into custody three suspected Colombian smugglers who were traveling with them, said Sergio Lopez, a spokesman for Costa Rica's security ministry.
Boat capsizes off US coast; 113 saved, up to 85 missing July 28th, 2009 Boat with Haitians capsizes, 113 saved, 85 missing
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — An overloaded sailboat carrying Haitian migrants sank off the Turks and Caicos Islands and as many as 85 people are missing, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.
Boat with Haitians capsizes off Turks and Caicos; 113 saved, dozens missingJuly 28th, 2009 Haitian boat capsizes; 113 saved, dozens missingPROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — The U.S. Coast Guard used boats, airplanes and a helicopter to search the warm, shallow waters off the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday for some 70 Haitians believed missing after their overloaded sailboat capsized.
US Coast Guard says vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitians capsizes near Turks and CaicosJuly 28th, 2009 Vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitians capsizesPROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — A vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitian migrants capsized and sank near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Passing ship, Coast Guard help rescue 3 who escaped injury while fleeing burning boat off NJJuly 19th, 2009 3 rescued off NJ coast after fleeing burning boatBARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. — Three crew members who used a lifeboat to flee their burning vessel off New Jersey's coast have been pulled to safety by workers aboard a passing ship.
Ship packed with Afghan migrants sinks off Indonesia, killing at least 9May 29th, 2009 Ship sinks off Indonesia's coast, at least 9 deadJAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers searched for survivors Friday after a wooden boat packed with Afghan migrants sank off western Indonesia, killing at least nine people and leaving 11 others missing, the navy said. More than a dozen Afghans have been found alive in the Malacca Strait, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from land, said Al Muhfid, a navy second lieutenant.
Ship packed with Afghan migrants sinks off Indonesia, killing at least 7May 29th, 2009 Ship sinks off Indonesia's coast, at least 7 deadJAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers searched for survivors Friday after a wooden boat packed with Afghan migrants sank off western Indonesia, killing at least seven people and leaving more than a dozen others missing, the navy said. Fishermen rescued more than a dozen people from the choppy waters where the boat sank Thursday in the Malacca Strait, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from land, said Al Muhfid, a navy second lieutenant.
Nine dead after boat sinks off Florida coastMay 14th, 2009 MIAMI - At least nine people have been drowned when a boat carrying Haitian immigrants sank off the coast of Florida, the US Coast Guard said. The boat was travelling from the Bahamas.
9 dead after boat apparently carrying Haitian migrants sinks off of Fla.; smuggling suspectedMay 14th, 2009 9 dead, 17 rescued after boat sinks off Fla. coastMIAMI BEACH, Fla.
Coast Guard says about 28 people thrown in water when boat capsizes off Fort LauderdaleMay 13th, 2009 Officials: Fla. boat flips, about 28 people thrownMIAMI — A boat filled with migrants from Haiti and the Bahamas capsized off the coast of Florida on Wednesday, dumping as many as 28 people in the water.
9 dead after boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Florida coast, smuggling suspectedMay 13th, 2009 9 dead after boat carrying migrants sinks off Fla.MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — At least nine people are dead after a boat carrying Haitian migrants sank off the Florida coast, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.
Coast Guard: 28 migrants from Haiti, Bahamas thrown in water when boat capsizes off Fla. coastMay 13th, 2009 Officials: Fla. boat flips, 28 migrants thrownMIAMI — Coast Guard officials in Florida say they are responding to a report that a boat capsized and threw about 28 migrants into the water off the Fort Lauderdale coast.
Sole survivor from scallop boat that sank off New Jersey tells panel wood plank saved his lifeMay 5th, 2009 NJ boat's sole survivor says wood plank saved lifeCAPE MAY, N.J. — The sole survivor from a scallop boat that sank off the coast of New Jersey says a wooden plank saved his life.
Sole survivor from NJ scallop boat sinking says he supports theory that gear became snaggedMay 5th, 2009 NJ boat sinking survivor: Tangled gear possibleCAPE MAY, N.J. — The sole survivor from a scallop boat that sank off the coast of New Jersey says he agrees with a lawyer's theory that the vessel's fishing gear might have become tangled, pulling the boat down.
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