Fourteen of 36 Dominicans that attempted to reach Puerto Rico by illegal boat trip died tragically over the weekend, Elpidio B?ez, director of Civil Defense reported. 22 survivors of the boat trip were hospitalized after being rescued by a merchant ship and brought to Haina Port in Santo Domingo. The others died of inanition. The tragedy occurred because the motor of the boat broke down in the middle of the rough seas of the Mona Channel crossing. The survivors threw those who died first overboard. The survivors were taken to the Hospital Luis Aybar in Santo Domingo.
