Fri, Aug 19, 2005 - Page 7 News List

Boat capsizes off Colombia, 100 killed

OVERCROWDED Most of the 113 US-bound emigrants packed onto a boat that was supposed to carry 15 perished when a strong wave tipped over the vessel and sank it

AP , BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

Jorge Altamirano, port chief in Esmeraldas, said the nine survivors on Wednesday were transferred on Tuesday to the Ecuadorean Coast Guard vessel 24 de Mayo from the Don Felix, the fishing boat that found the survivors.

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