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14 bodies, human remains found in boat
Posted: Saturday, May 29, 2021
In February, Guyana asked T&T to help find ghost vessel with dead people
When the vessel was spotted off Guyana, the authorities suggested that based on the drift pattern, it may have come from the open Atlantic Ocean, as far away as Africa. Migrants from Africa's west coast often make the perilous journey aboard rickety boats in an attempt to get to Europe, with some vessels sinking and others drifting into the open Atlantic.
14 bodies, human remains found in boat adrift off Belle Garden
The quiet fishing community of Belle Garden, Tobago, was rocked by the gruesome discovery of 14 bodies and other human remains on board a fishing vessel drifting just a few miles out at sea early yesterday morning.
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