The World : Boat With 45 Aliens Sinks

A crowded boat carrying 45 illegal aliens from the Dominican Republic capsized in heavy seas off Puerto Rico’s west coast, and police launched a search for survivors. Two survivors detained by authorities said the wooden boat, described as about 30 feet long, had 37 men and eight women aboard when it foundered late Sunday, a Puerto Rico police spokesman said. Elmer Hasker, deputy district director for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, said two bodies were found washed ashore near the town of Aguada, 75 miles west of San Juan. Another body was swept out to sea before it could be recovered, he said.