Rescue corps had found 11 corpses of Dominicans who drowned when their boat capsized less than a mile from the Puerto Rican western coast. The boat eventually was washed ashore near Playa Postillo, Isabela, considered one of the least desirable choices for illegal boat trip landing. Survivor Laura Pichardo García said that the boat capsized when swept by a wave. The captain of the boat had veered the boat to rescue a woman who had fallen overboard. Some 25 passengers are missing. News reports say that some 70 persons attempted the crossing, after paying RD$12,000 for the trip.
