Officials in the Caribbean country and grenadines of St. Vincent say they have discovered a abandoned boat and 11 people’s remains with the passport of the West African country of Mali. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that the boat was found on the coast of Canouon Island in East Caribbean. Officials said they were working with the regional and international partners to identify the origin of the victims and the boat, which was discovered on Monday. “The incident is deeply related,” the police said. “We are committed to advancing every lead.” In January, Eastern Caribbean Islands Officer of St. Kits and Nevis said they found a boat with bodies of 19 people, with some gardeners. Meanwhile, in May 2021, the bodies of more than a dozen people were found on a boat near Tinidad and Tobago’s Twin-Eyland Caribbean Nation. An Associated Press Investigation found that they were part of a group of 43 people, it is believed to have left Mauritania to the canary islands in Spain, but was swept away by the Atlantic Ocean instead.
