At least four people were tragically killed and more than 20 remain missing after sinking a boat off the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Authorities, who released the report on Friday, had previously managed to rescue 17 people from the wreck. At least 40 people had boarded the ship, according to Dominican Civil Protection, which clarified that it was Puerto Rico, US offshore area, about 130 kilometers from the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic. According to the same source, the corpses of four people, “three men and women” were recovered, while a child is among those who were rescued. The Navy said earlier that it rescued ten Dominicans and seven ecclesiasticals aboard the sinking wooden boat. Often small sailors carrying immigrants, wooden or glass, do not adhere to the security rules, according to authorities. They are known under the name “Yola” (Yola), which besides fishing boats now in slang means […]
Source: News Beast
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