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A makeshift boat carrying 200 Haitians hoping to arrive in Miami capsized off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Lieutenant Commander Matt Morlag of the U.S. Coastguard joins The Takeaway with an update on the continuing search.
A makeshift sailboat carrying close to 200 people capsized off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands. At least fifteen are dead. The boat was carrying Haitians aiming to make the U.S. coastline in Miami and had been at sea for three day before hitting a reef. Lieutenant Commander Matt Morlag, spokesman for the U.S. Coastguard in Miami, joins us with an update on the continuing search.