The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies began a search on May 13, 2009, for as many as 28 people that were on a boat which capsized 15 miles from Boynton Beach off the coast of Florida.WPTV (West Palm Beach): Nine Now Confirmed Dead After Boat Capsized

As of 8:30 p.m. EST on May 13, 2009, 10 people were confirmed dead—down from the 21 fatalities reported earlier—and 17 others had been rescued from the water.BNO News: Several killed, others rescued from capsized boat (May 13, 2009)

According to reports, a good samaritan spotted three people floating in the water and rescued them into a private boat. One of those rescued stated that the boat had flipped at around 2:00 a.m. on the morning of May 13, 2009, and that 28 people in total were on board.MSNBC: Boat With Up to 28 Aboard Flips Off Florida

The good samaritan contacted the U.S. Coast Guard at 12:30 p.m. EST, at which point a massive rescue mission began. While several were rescued, they were unresponsive at the time resulting in 21 confirmed deaths at 4:00 p.m. EST. The Coast Guard did not know where the boat had come from, but the passengers were Haitian and Bahamian migrants.MSNBC: Boat With Up to 28 Aboard Flips Off Florida

• BNO News: Several killed, others rescued from capsized boat (May 13, 2009)

• WPTV (West Palm Beach): Nine Now Confirmed Dead After Boat Capsized (May 13, 2009)

• Miami Herald: 13 People Pulled From Ocean Off Boynton Beach; 9 Dead (May 13, 2009)

• Palm Beach Post: At least 9 immigrants dead off Boynton Inlet... (May 13, 2009)

• MSNBC: Boat With Up to 28 Aboard Flips Off Florida (May 13, 2009)

• WPFB (West Palm Beach): Coast Guard: 5 Of 13 Pulled From Water Unresponsive (May 13, 2009)

• WPTV Video: Coast Guard Responding to Boaters in the Water (Time: 2:24)

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