{"id":2441461,"date":"2025-06-01T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boat-with-11-decomposing-bodies-being-investigated-after-washing-up-on-caribbean-shore\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T14:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:14:54","slug":"boat-with-11-decomposing-bodies-being-investigated-after-washing-up-on-caribbean-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boat-with-11-decomposing-bodies-being-investigated-after-washing-up-on-caribbean-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat with 11 Decomposing Bodies Being Investigated After Washing Up on Caribbean Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboat-with-11-decomposing-bodies-being-investigated-after-washing-up-on-caribbean-shore%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441461&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italy-grants-german-ngo-taxi-boat-with-800-migrants-aboard-permission-to-dock-at-sicily\/\" title=\"Italy Grants German NGO Taxi Boat with 800 ... Aboard Permission to Dock at Sicily\">wooden boat<\/a> containing 11 decomposed bodies,believed to be migrants from Mali,was found washed ashore on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-after-volcano-erupts-on-caribbean-island-pm-says-only-vaccinated-can-board-evacuation-ships-others-sent-to-safety-elsewhere\/\" title=\"Report: After Volcano Erupts On Caribbean ..., PM Says Only Vaccinated Can Board Evacuation Ships, Others Sent To Safety Elsewhere\">caribbean island<\/a> of Canouan. The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police reported that the bodies were in advanced stages of decomposition,and while some were not fully intact,initial identification suggested they were from Mali.The police assured that the examination is being treated seriously due to the public&#8217;s concern. This incident follows a similar occurrence earlier in the year in St. Kitts and Nevis, where 19 bodies were discovered in a drifting boat. Eujin Byun, a representative of the UN Refugee Agency, indicated that the migrants likely intended to reach the Canary Islands rather than the Caribbean, highlighting the desperate circumstances faced by those <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fleeing political violence<\/a> and ethnic conflicts in mali.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A boat that authorities believe contained 11 dead people from the African nation of Mali was found Monday on a Caribbean island.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said the bodies in the boat that washed up on the island of Canouan were in an advanced state of decomposition, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/police-investigate-vessel-11-decomposed-bodies-washed-ashore-caribbean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some remains were not fully intact, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Although passports suggested that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-boat-carrying-african-migrants-capsizes-killing-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">individuals<\/a> on board came from the landlocked West African country of Mali, police have not made any official identification.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The wooden boat and 11 bodies that washed ashore in Little Bay, Cherry Hill, on the island of Canouan last Monday, May 26, 2025, may have originated from the Republic of Mali, in West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EgCMmU1sM1\">https:\/\/t.co\/EgCMmU1sM1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mX5jBJXrNX\">pic.twitter.com\/mX5jBJXrNX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Searchlight SVG (@SearchlightSVG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SearchlightSVG\/status\/1928557028521267447?\">May 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This incident is deeply concerning, and we understand the public&rsquo;s interest in the matter,&rdquo; police said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We assure you that the RSVGPF is treating this investigation with the utmost seriousness and sensitivity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 45-foot-long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dramatic-footage-spanish-police-block-illegal-immigrants-severing-boat-half\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boat<\/a> apparently drifted onto the eastern shore of the island, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery comes several months after a January incident in St. Kitts and Nevis, where the bodies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japanese-prime-minister-appoints-minister-of-loneliness-to-combat-rise-in-suicide\/\" title=\"Japanese Prime Mini...er Appoints \u2018Mini...er Of Loneliness\u2019 To Combat Rise In Suicide\">19 people<\/a> were found, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/eleven-bodies-found-beached-boat-eastern-caribbean-2025-05-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the time the bodies were found, police said they believed those in the boat had been at sea for a long time due to the advanced level of decomposition.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brutal-turn-boat-full-migrants-coast-guard-cutter-intercepts-right-off-us-shores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">those on board<\/a> also came from Mali.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some really grim news from St. Kitts and Nevis where about 19 decomposing bodies were found in a boat drifting off Nevis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sBScV7fnW8\">pic.twitter.com\/sBScV7fnW8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nelcia Charlemagne (@nelciathewriter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nelciathewriter\/status\/1884794449819037931?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eujin Byun, a representative of the UN Refugee Agency, said it was &ldquo;highly unlikely&rdquo; the migrants found on Canouan on Monday were aiming for the Caribbean, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c331p0lv7vno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot talk on behalf of those who have passed away, but our best guess is that they wanted to take the Atlantic route to get to the Canary Islands,&rdquo; Byun said, referencing an island group located off the northwestern coast of Africa.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ongoing political violence and ethnic conflicts have displaced hundreds of thousands in Mali. Although the situation in the Faladi&eacute; camp in the capital Bamako is precarious, returning to their home villages remains unthinkable for many refugees.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cSX6yD2rFH\">https:\/\/t.co\/cSX6yD2rFH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NZZ Geopolitics (@NZZReporting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NZZReporting\/status\/1924087584474468546?\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Mali has experienced &ldquo;a cycle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-persist-with-violent-rhetoric-following-trump-shooting\/\" title=\"Lefti...s persi... with violent rhetoric following Trump shooting\">violence&#038;rdquo<\/a>; since 2012, Byun said, leading to many refugees fleeing the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Desperate people make desperate decisions,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force reported that the bodies found in the vessel, which washed ashore on Canouan Island, were significantly decomposed, with some remains not fully intact. While passports indicated that those aboard were from Mali, official identification has yet to be made. The wooden boat and its 11 bodies arrived at Little Bay in Cherry Hill on May 26, 2025. Police expressed deep concern over the incident and emphasized their commitment to a thorough investigation. This discovery follows a similar case earlier this year in St. Kitts and Nevis where 19 decomposing bodies were also found in a drifting boat, believed to be linked to migrants from Mali as well. Eujin Byun of the UN Refugee Agency suggested it is unlikely these migrants intended to reach the Caribbean; rather, they may have been attempting an Atlantic route towards the Canary Islands due to ongoing violence and instability in Mali that has displaced many people<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2441462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Canouan.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14288,56311,56310],"class_list":["post-2441461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-boat","tag-caribbean-shore","tag-decomposing-bodies"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Canouan.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441461"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441469,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441461\/revisions\/2441469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}