Event Brief
Machete fight capsizes migrant boat off Puerto Rico
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 4:04 AM ET
Summary: A makeshift migrant boat carrying about 60 people capsized after a machete fight aboard near Mona Island, leaving survivors stranded in open waters for more than 12 hours. U.S. Customs and Border Protection detected the vessel near Desecheo Island, and the U.S. Coast Guard rescued at least 40 people; two died.
WHO: U.S. Coast Guard
WHAT: Rescued at least 40 migrants after a makeshift boat capsized following a machete fight; two people died.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026
WHERE: Mona Island and near Desecheo Island, west of Puerto Rico
WHY: The boat capsized late Sunday after a fight in which some people were severely injured by a machete.
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