DATE: July 28, 2009 7:26:16 PM EDT

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News Release

Date:
July 28, 2009

Contact:
Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson
786-367-7649

**Video Release** Coast Guard, Turks and Caicos Islands officials locate Haitian migrant survivors 

Video of Haitian survivors is available for download below. Viewers must have Windows Media Player installed in order to view the video.

Coast Guard and Turks and Caicos Islands officials locate an unknown number of Haitian migrants atop a reef after their vessel capsized and sank southeast of West Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands Monday. (USCG Video)

 

Coast Guard and Turks and Caicos Islands officials locate a survivor clinging to debris after a Haitian sail freighter grounded on a reef 2.3 miles southeast of West Caicos Island. (USCG Video)

MIAMI - Coast Guard and Turks and Caicos Islands officials locate survivors from a Haitian sail freighter that capsized and sank Monday. Of the estimated 200 migrants aboard the grossly overloaded vessel, 118 have been rescued and 15 have been recovered deceased.

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