Rescuers from the United States Coast Guard are searching the waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast for 39 people reported missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized.
A man clings onto the hull of a capsized boat in the sea between Florida and MiamiA man was found on the hull of a capsized boat off the Florida coast. He told the Coast Guard he was one of a group of 40 who left the Bahamas on Saturday [US Coast Guard via Reuters]
A good Samaritan alerted the Coast Guard early on Tuesday after rescuing a man clinging to the mostly submerged hull of the boat after it hit bad weather about 72km (45 miles) east of the town of Fort Pierce, the maritime security agency reported on Twitter.
The survivor told authorities that he had left the Bahamas’ Bimini islands with 39 other people on Saturday night, and that they had not been wearing lifejackets, the Coast Guard added.
Cutter vessels and aircraft have been deployed to search an area stretching from Bimini to Fort Pierce to find the missing.
The Coast Guard said it was treating the incident as a case of suspected human smuggling.
The nationality of those on board is not yet known.
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