The Dominican Armada (Navy) has announced that 46 people who were stranded in the Atlantic Ocean on a small boat were rescued yesterday, Tuesday, 5 May 2015. They were trying to reach Puerto Rico illegally.
The group had run aground off the coast of Cabrera in Maria Trinidad Sanchez province.
Speedboats from Rio San Juan and Samana rescued the would-be migrants.
Rescatan 46 personas cuya yola encalló en alta mar cuando iban a Puerto Rico