According to the authorities, at least 19 bodies decomposed seriously decomposed on a partially submerged fishing boat drifting at sea in the Caribbean, according to the authorities.
Investigators from St. Kitts and Nevis investigated the dark discovery after the Coastal Guard of the Pays of the eastern Caribbean responded to a report of a ship floating aimless in the water on Wednesday morning, said the Royal St. Christopher and the police of Nevis.
The nearly 20 bodies were found on board and the boat was towed to Saint-Kitts where police and medical officials try to find out more.
“It was a fishing vessel, which is generally not in the Caribbean,” said Royal Police Commissioner St. Christopher and the police commissioner of Nevis, James Sutton, to the Associated Press.
“We are not sure, but we believe that this ship is from the West African coast.”
The victims were all dead before they had reached the territorial waters of Saint-Kitts and Nevis and were at sea for a long time, the police said.
Some of the deceased seemed to come from Mali in West Africa, according to the documents found on the ship, police said.
“The (St. Christopher and the police forces of Nevis) extends its deepest condolences to families and communities affected by this tragedy,” said the agency.
The authorities must understand how many bodies were really on the boat, then identifying the remains, said Sutton.
Then the investigators will work to determine what caused mass deaths.
The arduous task will be made more difficult due to the decomposition of bodies, he noted.
“The RSCNPF works with diligence to confirm their identity and understand the circumstances that led to this unfortunate situation,” said the agency.
The unity of the crime places treated the scene and found evidence that he took in police custody, according to the authorities.
With postal wires
