Haitian baby lost at sea is remembered in Miami; parents released from US custody for funeralSeptember 22nd, 2009 Haitian baby lost at sea is remembered in MiamiMIAMI — The Little Haiti community in Miami is burying a baby girl who died when a boat overloaded with Haitian migrants capsized in the waters off south Florida. The body of 8-month-old Luana Augustin was among nine found after the boat capsized May 13.
Officials: 2 Haitians who lost baby when boat capsized off South Fla. released from custodyAugust 28th, 2009 Officials: 2 Haitian parents released from custodyWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Officials say they have released two Haitian parents whose baby girl drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized off South Florida's coast.
For advocates, a familiar tale: Haitian migrants risk tragedy on sea excursions to AmericaJuly 30th, 2009 Haitians risk tragedy on sea excursions to AmericaMIAMI — The tragedies happen with alarming regularity in the waters near Florida: Haitian immigrants seeking a better life pay hundreds, if not thousands, to crowd onto filthy, rickety boats with little food or water. The vessels run aground and break up on jagged reefs, or capsize during the difficult multi-day voyage, leaving many migrants to spend their final moments in the very seas they had hoped would carry them to a fresh start.
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.
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.
Second man charged in doomed migrant smuggling trip that killed 9 people off Florida coastJune 9th, 2009 Second man charged in fatal Fla. smuggling tripMIAMI — A second person faces charges in the case of a migrant smuggling boat that capsized May 13 off South Florida's coast, killing nine people.
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.
Rescuers scour ocean after at least 9 die when Haitian migrant boat sinks off Fla.; 16 savedMay 14th, 2009 9 die, search on after migrant boat sinks off Fla.DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Rescuers searched the open Atlantic off Florida for more possible survivors or victims Thursday after a boat overloaded with Haitian migrants capsized and sank a day earlier, killing at least nine people.
9 killed after boat apparently smuggling Haitian migrants sinks off Fla.; 1 infant among deadMay 14th, 2009 9 dead, 16 rescued after boat sinks off FloridaMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A boat overloaded with around 30 people, possibly Haitians being smuggled to the U.S.
10 dead after boat apparently carrying Haitian migrants sinks off of Fla.; smuggling suspectedMay 14th, 2009 10 dead, 17 rescued after boat sinks off FloridaMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A boat overloaded with around 30 people, possibly Haitians being smuggled to the U.S.
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.
At least 9 killed, 16 rescued after boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Florida coastMay 14th, 2009 At least 9 dead, 16 saved after migrant boat sinksMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Rescuers were searching the ocean off Florida Thursday for survivors after a boat carrying about 30 people — many of them Haitian immigrants seeking to escape their country's crushing poverty — capsized and sank.
21 migrants pulled from water off Fla. coast more than 10 hours after boat flipsMay 13th, 2009 Fla. boat flips, dumping migrants in oceanMIAMI — 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 ocean. Twenty-one people were pulled from the water off Fort Lauderdale, seven of them unresponsive, the Coast Guard said.
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.
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