The Navy had recovered 19 corpses of the estimated 25 victims of the boat that capsized off La Romana in rough seas on Sunday, 22 March. The travelers were enroute to Puerto Rico. They had each paid upwards of RD$10,000 for a chance at getting into Puerto Rico. An estimated 65 people were on the boat, of which some 28 were rescued alive. Most of the persons resided in María Trinidad Sánchez province on the North of the island.
