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At least 40 rescued, 2 dead as boat capsizes after machete fight near Puerto Rico

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Mion, L. (2026, September 29). At least 40 rescued, 2 dead as boat capsizes after machete fight near Puerto Rico. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/world/least-40-rescued-2-dead-boat-capsizes-machete-fight-near-puerto-rico

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The Coast Guard rescued at least 40 people and recovered two bodies after a boat carrying around 60 individuals capsized near Mona Island, west of Puerto Rico, following a fight involving a machete. Survivors had spent over 12 hours in the water before being noticed by another passing boat. The incident highlights ongoing dangerous migration patterns from Hispaniola to Puerto Rico and other islands, with many migrants traveling on unsafe vessels that frequently lead to casualties due to overcrowding and poor conditions.
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Story summary

On September 28, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued at least 40 people from open waters west of Puerto Rico after their boat capsized following a fight involving a machete, resulting in two deaths and leaving several individuals missing. The incident occurred near an uninhabited island with survivors reporting that there were approximately 60 people on board the makeshift vessel before it sank. Survivors spent over 12 hours in the water without life jackets until they were spotted by another boat around noon, leading to immediate rescue efforts. Authorities are still searching for missing individuals and the origin of the boat remains unclear, though migrants fleeing from Hispaniola have long attempted to reach Puerto Rico through dangerous routes like the Mona Passage.

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Topics

Haiti Haitian Puerto Rico the Coast Guard the U.S. Coast Guard

Subjects

Haiti GPE · 3× Haitian NORP · 3× Puerto Rico GPE · 3× the Coast Guard ORG · 3× U.N. ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the Dominican Republic GPE · 1× the Turks and Caicos Islands GPE · 1× the U.S. Coast Guard ORG · 1× the the Turks and Caicos Islands GPE · 1×

Narrative

At least 40 people were rescued in open waters by the U.S. Coast Guard and two people died after their boat capsized several miles from a tiny, uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico following a fight that involved a machete, officials said on Monday.
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Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

At least 40 people were rescued in open waters by the U.S. Coast Guard and two people died after their boat capsized several miles from a tiny, uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico following a fight that involved a machete, officials said on Monday. asserted
officials → rescue → Monday
Survivors said there was an estimated 60 people aboard, according to the Coast Guard. uncertain
Survivors → say → Guard
The Coast Guard said the makeshift boat capsized late Sunday after a fight in which some people were severely injured by a machete, forcing the group to jump into the water despite not wearing life vests. asserted
people → say → vests
Survivors had spent more than 12 hours in the water when someone on a boat passing near Mona Island noticed them at around noon on Monday. asserted
someone → spend → Monday
The person alerted authorities and helped rescue four people at that moment. Rescue efforts were still ongoing as of Monday evening. asserted
efforts → alert → evening
The Coast Guard said it was not immediately known where the people who were on the capsized boat were from. asserted
who → say → boat
Migrants fleeing poverty and violence have long traveled from Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, to Puerto Rico and other islands, moving through the Mona Passage. asserted
Migrants → flee → Passage
Many of these migrants navigate the passage on makeshift boats that can capsize in treacherous waters. asserted
that → navigate → waters
This incident marked only the latest deadly voyage. asserted
incident → mark → voyage
In June 2022, 11 Haitian women and girls were buried in Puerto Rico after their grossly overloaded boat capsized in open waters northwest of the U.S. territory. asserted
boat → bury → territory
Last week, police in the Turks and Caicos Islands detained a makeshift vessel carrying 60 Haitian migrants. asserted
police → detain → migrants
In June, 240 Haitian migrants were detained near the the Turks and Caicos Islands. asserted
migrants → detain → Islands
Gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million people across Haiti, where more than 3,000 people were reportedly killed between January and June, according to U.N. data. uncertain
people → displace → data
Armed men control an estimated 70% of Port-au-Prince and portions of land in Haiti’s central region and beyond. asserted
men → control → region
The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted
Press → contribute → report
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