SAFE HAVEN: Coast Guard Rescues More Than 390 People Off Overcrowded Boat

This unsafe vessel with more than 390 people on board has been stopped by the US Coast Guard near the Bahamas.

The incident involving people from Haiti happened 60 miles south of Andros Island on Saturday, January 21, according to Coast Guard officials.

They said that the Coast Guard Cutter Legare’s crew worked with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force catching up with the “unsafe, overloaded Haitian sailing vessel”.

Unsafe and overloaded Haitian sail freighter floats approximately 60 miles south of Andros Island, Bahamas, on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Coast Guard Cutter Legare’s crew stopped the boat, and the people are scheduled to be transferred to Bahamian authorities. (U.S. Coast Guard/Newsflash)

Authorities in the Bahamas said that the passengers of the vessel would be handed over to immigration officials.

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