Fishermen off Brazil's northeastern coast discovered a small boat filled with decomposing corpses. Brazil's Attorney General's office has launched an investigation into the incident and sent a forensics team to determine the origin of the bodies and the boat. Similar incidents have occurred in the past in the western side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Bogota, Colombia — A small boat full of decomposing corpses was spotted by fishermen off Brazil 's northeastern coast on Saturday, according to local news reports. Brazil 's Attorney General's office said in a statement that it had dispatched a forensics team to the area to determine where the bodies and the boat came from. 'Some reports say there could be up to 20 corpses' in the boat, the Attorney General's office said in a statement.
The boat was floating off the coast of the state of Para in a remote location about 185 miles from the state capital Belem.Pilot of packed migrant boat that sank off England convicted of manslaughterIt wasn't the first time that vessels carrying dead bodies were spotted by fishermen in the western side of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2021, at least seven boats full of corpses washed up in Brazil and the Eastern Caribbean.
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Fishermen Spot Boat with 20 Corpses Floating off the Coast of Northeastern BrazilA small boat full of decomposing corpses has been spotted by fishermen off Brazil’s northeastern coast. Brazil’s Attorney General’s office has dispatched a forensics team to investigate the incident.
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