US EditionBoat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of the Dominican Republic killing at least 4 people
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, JUL 12 – Four migrants died and about 20 remain missing after a boat capsized; 17 survivors were rescued amid ongoing risky crossings to Puerto Rico, authorities said.
- On July 12, 2025, a boat carrying approximately 40 migrants overturned near the Dominican Republic's eastern shore, resulting in the deaths of at least four individuals.
- The migrants, mainly Dominicans and Haitians, were attempting to travel illegally to Puerto Rico, a United States territory, amid rising sea crossings in recent years.
- Seventeen people, including a child, were rescued and given medical care while search efforts continued to find about 20 missing individuals amid difficult conditions.
- Juan Salas, the civil defence director, explained that turbulent seas, extensive sargassum seaweed, and Sahara dust storms were obstructing the search operations as the boat sank at a depth between 500 and 600 meters.
- The incident highlights the growing and dangerous trend of irregular migration by yola boats, often unsafe, with migrants paying up to $7,000 for the risky trip to Puerto Rico.
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At least six people have died and at least 20 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the east coast of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Civil Defense Director Fernando Castillo said.
According to a survivor, there were about 40 people on the boat.
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AporreaAt least four people died and 17 were rescued alive after the shipwreck of a migrant boat off the coast of Juanillo, La Altagracia province, in the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic last Friday, while the group tried to make an illegal trip to Puerto Rico, according to the Quisqueyana Civil Defense on their social networks. READ ALSO: Hispaniola in Diálogo: Haiti and the Dominican Republic reflect on their shared history Among the deceased, …
The Navy announced that it rescued ten Dominicans and seven Haitians who were aboard the wooden boat that sank
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