Originally published on February 7, 2014
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A boat smuggling suspected migrants to the United States capsized off the coast of Florida on Thursday (February 6). Seven were rescued, but three were killed and two remain missing.
Coast Guard spokeswoman Marilyn Fajardo said there were at least 12 people aboard the 25-foot (7.5 metre) boat. A search was underway for those who went missing.
A Royal Netherlands Navy ship en route to the Caribbean on a counternarcotics mission, saw the overturned vessel about 75 miles northeast of West Palm Beach and alerted the U.S. Coast Guard.
Reuters reports, "Migrants from Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean countries frequently sail through the Bahamas in an attempt to reach the Florida coast, often in overloaded and unseaworthy vessels.
"Miami is more than 600 miles from Haiti's northern coast, where such voyages frequently begin.
"Eighteen Haitians lost their lives this past Christmas Day near the Turks and Caicos when their boat capsized as officials towed it into port.
"In November 2013, at least 30 Haitian migrants drowned when their overloaded boat capsized off the southern Bahamas."
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