Coast Guard: 28 migrants from Haiti, Bahamas thrown in water when boat capsizes off Fla. coast

September 30th, 2009 Boaters traveling to the Bahamas reported missingLAKE WORTH, Fla. — Coast Guard officials in South Florida say a boat carrying three people went missing during a trip from Lake Worth to the Bahamas.

July 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.

July 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.

July 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.

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.

July 11th, 2009 Haitian ferry capsizes; at least 6 deadPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A ferry has capsized off Haiti's southern coast, killing at least six people. Dozens are missing.

July 4th, 2009 USCG: 4 Mich. fishermen found safe on Lake ErieMONROE, Mich.

May 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.

May 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.

May 14th, 2009 9 dead, 17 rescued after boat sinks off Fla. coastMIAMI BEACH, Fla.

May 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.

May 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.

May 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.

May 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.

April 19th, 2009 Man missing after falling overboard in BahamasMIAMI — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 39-year-old man who went overboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the Bahamas. The incident happened early Saturday morning, about 60 miles north of Nassau.