A boat smuggling a large group of Haitian migrants sank over the weekend, killing at least 28 people, officials said.
The U.S. Embassy in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, said officials managed to rescue 17 people, including two who were found stranded on a cay off the coast of the Bahamas on Sunday.
Officials discovered the ship after residents reported finding bodies floating in the sea on Saturday near the entrance of Marsh Harbour in Abaco, the embassy said in a statement Sunday.
“Another tragic loss of life,” the statement said. “No journey is worth risking lives — please urge families and communities: Illegal migrant & smuggling operations are dangerous and frequently end in tragedy.”
