There is a risk of tragedy in the ocean off Florida. The US Coast Guard has begun a search for 39 missing people after a boat capsized in what authorities believe is suspected human trafficking.

It all started with the report of a man "clinging to an overturned boat 45 miles east of Fort Pierce".

The survivor, once rescued, reported that the boat - about forty people on board - had left the Bahamas on Saturday night and due to adverse weather conditions it capsized in the water.

None of the passengers, the man added, had life jackets.

(Unioneonline / L)

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