One body was recovered and 38 people remain missing on Wednesday, four days after a suspected smuggling boat was capsized, resulting in at least one death and leaving one known survivor, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Capt. Jo-Ann F. Burdian told a news conference that finding the other migrants alive is their highest priority. She said the survivor told rescuers that they capsized shortly after sailing into a storm from the Bahamas Saturday evening. The Coast Guard were alerted Tuesday morning after the crew of a merchant vessel spotted the man sitting alone on the overturned hull of the 25-foot-long boat.
