One dead and 16 Venezuelans missing in the wreck of a ship headed for Curaçao

At least 16 people are missing, including a teenager and a minor, after a barge manned by a group of Venezuelan migrants overturns on the high seas while trying to smuggle into the neighboring island of Curaçao. This route has become one of the most recurring escape routes for Venezuelans who want to flee the country.

The authorities of the Falcón state began an operation to search for the 16 migrants who disappeared after dumping their boat as they headed for the island of Curaçao. Among those who disappeared there is a 9-year-old boy. The migrants left on Sunday 2 March from San José de la Costa, in the municipality of Píritu, relatives reported on Saturday that from Curaçao the search has been suspended, according to El Nacional. A commission with represen…

They deploy air, maritime and land patrols along the coastal strip of Paraguaná The Secretary of Citizen Security of the state Falcón, General Miguel Morales Miranda, reported on Monday, March 10, that 14 people have officially registered missing persons, after the launch “Piská Fresku Curacao” that sailed on Sunday, March 2, from San José de la Costa, municipality of Píritu, to enter irregularly the island of Curacao. Morales Miranda indicated …

Authorities of the Falcón state continue the morning of this Monday the search for 16 people who sailed last Sunday to Curacao and left adrift in the high seas, reports Unión Radio. The boat that left last Sunday March 2 with a total of 26 travelers zobó and left all [...] The entrance Authorities continue the search for 16 people who sailed to Curacao and disappeared was first published in Foco Informativa.