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http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/27/13-drown-8-missing-after-skiff-getting-navy-aid-capsizes/?hpt=T2
Quote : | "The 9,500-ton, 513-foot long Churchill sent an inflatable boat to the aid of the skiff. After determining the skiff was without power, the inflatable towed it out of shipping lanes toward the Somali coast, the statement said.
At about 8:30 am local time Monday, U.S. sailors attempted to distribute fresh supplies to those aboard the skiff. As they did so, the Africans rushed to one side of the vessel, capsizing it, and sending all 85 passengers into the ocean.
Crews from the Churchill and an Australian patrol aircraft were able to rescue 61 of the skiff’s passengers. Thirteen drowned and eight were not found, the statement said.
The Navy was investigating the incident." |
9/27/2010 6:42:52 PM |