NEED TO KNOW

Around 50 passengers and crew had to be rescued from the water after a tourist excursion catamaran sank in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, Nov. 9

The Navy of the Dominican Republic confirmed that the 40-foot-long vessel collided with an object in the ocean before beginning to sink

The Navy also confirmed that all guests were "safe" following the incident

Dozens of cruise passengers were rescued from the ocean after an excursion catamaran sank in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, Nov. 9.

The incident occurred in Samaná Bay, the Navy of the Dominican Republic confirmed in a Facebook post , stating that officers had "promptly attended a maritime incident" involving a 40-foot-long catamaran-type vessel called Boca de Yuma.

"The vessel, which had two Dominican crew member

See Full Page