A sailing boat called the Ancelita sank while sailing between Tortuga and Saint-Louis-du-Nord, resulting in at least 17 deaths, including the deaths of 2 children. Officials say that about 30 people were onboard the vessel when it sank, 9 people have been rescued so far, and the search for possible survivors alongside bodies is still ongoing.

Eric Prévost, the head of the Semanah (Haitian Maritime and Navigation Service) stated that the vessel was overloaded and had not been granted permission to sail and that it likely sank "because of high winds". He additionally said that as there was no police presence in the port at the time of the sailing, the captain of the Ancelita decided to set sail without permission. Haitian President Jovenel Moïse expressed his condolences.

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