PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (AP) – Rescue crews in Nicaragua have found a fishing boat that capsized in the Caribbean

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua (AP) –  Rescue crews in Nicaragua have found a fishing boat that capsized in the Caribbean last week with 50 people aboard and are searching for 18 crew members who remain missing, authorities said Sunday. The MN Wayward Wind was overturned by a huge wave five [...]

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