Cuba says at least 5 dead after boat heading to US crashes

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Published October 29, 2022 2:31 PM

By MEGAN JANETSKY
Associated Press

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban state media say at least five people died when a boat off northern Cuba traveling north toward the United States sank after a collision with a Cuban coast guard ship. Saturday’s report says the craft flipped over after collision. Cubadebate says at least five people were killed, including a minor and three women. It says about two dozen people were rescued. The crash reportedly happened near Bahía Honda, about two hours from the capital of Havana.

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