Freighter Capsizes with 100 People

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    Approximately 100 Haitians sit on the hull of a sail freighter after it grounded and capsized 15 nautical miles southwest of Staniel Cay, Bahamas, Tuesday. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., MH-60 helicopter crew arrived on scene and hoisted 13 people from the water after deploying a mass rescue raft. U.S. Coast Guard video. More information on the mission here: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1986342/Coast-Guard-RBDF-assist-app…

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