February 3, 2019
A body brought ashore in the recovery effort. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune staff
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ABACO TRAGEDY - DID 65 PERISH? 18 survivors, 30 bodies recovered, but still 35 missing
The final death toll in the Abaco boat disaster could rise to as high as 65.
Mass funeral for Abaco victims
THE bodies of the 27 people who died at sea in the Abaco cays have been turned over to the Haitian Embassy in Nassau and the League of Haitian Pastors for burial on Sunday.
DON’T RISK IT: Desperate Haitians told not to gamble with perilous voyage
IMMIGRATION Minister Brent Symonette has appealed to migrants contemplating the treacherous journey from Haiti to consider applying for work permits before risking their lives to enter The Bahamas illegally.
UPDATED: 27 dead after Haitian vessel capsizes
In the worst migrant boating tragedy in Bahamian waters since 2013, officials said 27 Haitians are dead and 18 survived after their boat hit a reef on Friday night and sunk.
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