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Boat fire off Haiti kills at least 40 migrants, UN says
Forty-one others were rescued by the Haitian Coast Guard, with some now receiving hospital treatment.
BBC News
The Haitian Coast Guard, officially the Haitian Coast Guard Commission, is an operational unit of the Haitian National Police. It is one of the few law enforcement organisations in the world to combine water policing and coast guard duties while remaining as a policing unit. It operates primarily as a law enforcement agency, with secondary responsibilities in search and rescue.
Forty-one others were rescued by the Haitian Coast Guard, with some now receiving hospital treatment.