They rescue 19 from shipwreck in the Dominican Republic 0:40
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The United States Coast Guard is currently working in search and rescue 16 kilometers north of the island of Desecheo, Puerto Rico, the agency said in a press release.
They carry out a rescue operation after the sinking of a ship that supposedly transported Cuban immigrants near Florida
The Coast Guard received a communication at approximately 11:47 a.m. Thursday morning that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircrew had seen an overturned vessel with people in the water who appeared not to be wearing vests. lifeguards, according to the statement.
Crews were able to pull 31 survivors out of the water, a spokesperson for the US Coast Guard District 7 told CNN.
Eleven deceased migrants have also been found in the water so far, he said.
One dead in shipwreck off San Diego coast 0:46
The US Coast Guard, US Customs and Border Patrol and Puerto Rico police are on the scene, the spokesman said.
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The nationality of the migrants is unknown.
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