Boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Bahamas, killing 17

A boat carrying Haitian migrants apparently capsized off the Bahamas early on Sunday, and Bahamian security forces recovered the bodies of 17 people and rescued 25 others, authorities said (Royal Bahamas Defense Force/AP)

A boat carrying Haitian migrants apparently capsized off the Bahamas early on Sunday, and Bahamian security forces recovered the bodies of 17 people and rescued 25 others, authorities said.

It was not clear if there were any people missing after the boat sank about seven miles from New Providence.