Two Boats Collide in Bahamas, Killing Six
Posted on: Saturday, 2 August 2003, 06:00 CDT
A ferry boat and cargo ship collided in Bahamian waters early Saturday, killing six people and injuring 28, officials said.
The accident occurred about nine miles southwest of Eleuthera island in the Caribbean archipelago off Florida.
The Sea Hauler was carrying 192 passengers as well as cars and cargo on its way to Cat Island when it collided with The United Star, a 178-foot cargo ship with a crew of six, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Tony Russell said.
Bahamian Defense Force officers and the U.S. Coast Guard were involved in rescuing survivors, Assistant Police Supt. Allan Gibson said.
The identities and nationalities of the victims have not been released.
At least 16 of the injured were taken to a hospital in Nassau, the capital, where police tried to control a growing crowd seeking information.
Police were escorting both the 98-foot ferry and the cargo ship to Nassau, Russell said. Most of the passengers and crew on the ferry had been transported to another boat, he said.
Officers from the Central Detective Unit have been dispatched to investigate the collision.
Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia Pratt said assigning blame was not a priority. "We are trying to save lives right now," she said.
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