This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8146250.stm

The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Passenger boat capsizes off Haiti Passenger boat capsizes off Haiti
(about 2 hours later)
At least six people are dead and dozens are missing after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of Haiti, officials say. Five people are dead and dozens are missing after a 9-metre (30-ft) boat capsized off Haiti, officials said, revising an earlier toll of six deaths.
Rescuers managed to save 16 people and a search is continuing for the others aboard the vessel, details of which were not given. Rescuers saved 26 people and a search is continuing for the others aboard the vessel, which emergency services believe may have been overloaded.
The boat was reportedly en route from Anse a Pitre to the southern city of Jacmel when it overturned.The boat was reportedly en route from Anse a Pitre to the southern city of Jacmel when it overturned.
Survivors were taken to a hospital in Jacmel, AFP news agency reports.Survivors were taken to a hospital in Jacmel, AFP news agency reports.
Alta Jean-Baptiste, director of Haiti's civil protection agency, said some 60 people had been aboard the boat when the accident happened between the towns of Belle-Anse and Marigot.Alta Jean-Baptiste, director of Haiti's civil protection agency, said some 60 people had been aboard the boat when the accident happened between the towns of Belle-Anse and Marigot.
Local authorities and the UN mission in Haiti are helping with the search and have requested help from local fisherman, AFP adds. The local rescue coordinator, Jean-Michel Sabbat, told AFP the boat was old and may have been overloaded with passengers and goods.
No theories for the cause of the accident were being reported in the immediate aftermath. Local authorities and the UN mission in Haiti were helping with the search and were requesting help from local fishermen, Ms Jean-Baptiste added.