The authorities in the east Caribbean Nation St. Kitts and Nevis said on Thursday that they were investigating the circumstances that led to the discovery of at least 19 bodies found in the sea.
At approximately 11:30 am on Wednesday, the Coast Guard responded to St. Kitts and Nevis to report A. The vessel drifting Off the coast of Nevis. The partially submerged boat contained decomposing human residue. He was withdrawn to Saint Kitts, where the police and medical officials are conducting investigations.
The Saint Kitts and Nevis flag was filmed. (Jeff Greenburg Group/Universal Pictures via Getti Emiez)
“It was a hunting ship, which was not usually found in the Caribbean,” Police Commissioner James Soton told Associated Press. “We are not sure, but we believe that this ship arose off West Africa coast“
Soton said that officials are now facing the difficult task of determining and identifying the exact number of bodies. He said that the advanced state of decomposition made it difficult.
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This is the first such discovery in the modern memory in the twin nation.
