DATE: July 13, 2004 1:35:39 PM EDT
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DR Capsizing - July 12, 2004 - 3

MONA PASSAGE, July 12, 2004 -- Storekeeper First Class George Beltran of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous based in St. Petersburg, Fla., consoles and interviews a migrant after his vessel capsized in the Mona Pass.  He is one of 13 survivors located.  One body has been found, and based on information from the survivors, as many as 18 remain missing.  Since Oct. 1, 2003, the Coast Guard has rescued more than 5,400 migrants in the Mona Pass.  Forty-two are known to have died in that period.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Danielle DeMarino.

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