At Least 33 People Missing After Ship Overturns Near Venezuela - Reports
Sumaira FH Published April 26, 2019 | 02:00 AM
MECIXO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th April, 2019) At least 33 people went missing after a vessel overturned near the island of Patos in the Gulf of Paria near Venezuela, local media reported Thursday.
The ship was headed from the city of Guiria in the Venezuelan state of Sucre to Trinidad and Tobago, according to the Nacional outlet.
Two people were rescued after the accident, and rescuers are looking for other passengers.
The media noted that the reasons for the incident were the strong wind as well as the fact that the ship presumably carried more weight than it could bear.
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