2022 Bahamas boat capsizing

{{Short description|Maritime incident in the Bahamas}}

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|location= New Providence, The Bahamas

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On 24 July 2022, at least 17 people died while on a boat near the Bahamas. The boat was reportedly heading towards Florida, when the boat capsized seven miles off of the coast of New Providence.{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/24/1113275090/bahamas-boat-capsizes |title=17 died in the Bahamas after a boat believed to be carrying Haitian migrants capsized |date=24 July 2022 |last=Jones |first=Dustin |work=NPR |access-date=24 July 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/americas/haitian-migrant-deaths-bahamas/index.html |title=At least 17 Haitian migrants found dead off Bahamas coast |date=24 July 2022 |last1=Humayun |first1=Hira |last2=Smith |first2=Karen |work=CNN |access-date=24 July 2022}} An additional three people were hospitalized in the capsizing.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/17-dead-3-hospitalized-suspected-migrant-vessel-capsizes-bahamian-offi-rcna39762 |title=17 dead, 3 hospitalized after suspected migrant vessel capsizes, Bahamian officials say |date=24 July 2022 |last=Rosenblatt |first=Kalhan |work=NBC News |access-date=24 July 2022}}

Background

The Bahamas is a common transit route for Haitians attempting to reach the United States, although extreme conditions and rickety vessels in the Bahamas make traversing through the Bahamas dangerous.{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/several-dead-after-migrant-vessel-capsizes-bahamas-2022-07-24/ |title=At least 17 dead after boat carrying Haitian migrants capsizes in The Bahamas |date=24 July 2022 |last=Ward |first=Jasper |work=Reuters |access-date=24 July 2022}}

Incident

The incident occurred at roughly 1 a.m. EDT, according to Bahamian prime minister Philip Davis. Authorities claim that the boat was carrying between 50 and 60 people, and that passengers paid $3,000 to $8,000 to board the boat.

Victims

At least 17 people died in the capsizing. Of the 17 people, 16 of them were female, including a child believed to be between the ages of 4 and 5. Authorities were able to recover 25 people from the boat, although an additional eight to 12 people are believed to be missing.

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