eight out of ten people on a capsized ship this Monday, on the island of Roatán in the Honduran Caribbean, they were rescued aliveThe search for the other two crew members continues, an official source reported.
Honduran Defense Minister José Zelaya confirmed on Twitter that number eight had been recovered and that the search for the other two people on board was ongoing. The official noted that so far “eight people (occupier) have been found alive (and the search for the two missing people is ongoing) (2.5 kilometers) away” was rescued.
The ship departed from the paradise island of Roatán at 13:30 local time (GMT 19:30) and capsized around 15:00 (GMT) off the island of Santa Elena, for reasons still unknown, he added. On board were ten people, including four members of the Navy, Public Department prosecutor Keydi Martínez, three agents of the Criminal Investigation Technical Agency (ATIC), and two forensic doctors. The Defense Minister said those rescued and disappeared had traveled to the small island of Guanaja in the Honduran Caribbean to “exhume a body”. Search, rescue and rescue efforts continue for the two missing persons. With three ships of the Honduran Navy and aircraft of the Honduran Air Force.
Roatán is one of the three islands that make up the Islas de la Bahía section, along with Guanaja and Utila, one of the main tourist areas of the Central American nation.
The civil protection agency has today declared a yellow alert (surveillance) in the Francisco Morazán (centre) section and a green alert (prevention) in Choluteca and Valle (south) and El Paraíso (east) despite the rains affecting nearly the entire country. country.
Source: Informacion
