KEY WEST, Fla. – The U.S. Coast Guard announced a search for survivors will continue on Thursday evening off the Florida Keys after a boat that sailed out of Cuba capsized. So far, they have rescued eight people and found two bodies, officials said.
The survivors said they left Puerto de Mariel on Sunday, and the boat capsized on Wednesday evening, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A team is searching for 10 other people who vanished at sea.
Senior Chief Seth Haynes, the Key West command center supervisor, asked the public to help the survivors if they find them and contact the Coast Guard.
Source: Search for survivors of overturned Cuban boat continues after Coast Guard finds 2 dead, 8 alive
