Description

September 8, 1980 a US Coast Guard Aircraft observed five bodies floating in the ocean near a submerged sunken vessel on the east side of Santaren Channel. The bodies were floating in water 25-40 miles from Anguilla Key, Bahama Banks. Upon Coast Guard arrival on scene, they retrieved all 5 bodies including a sixth body. There was no personal property or debris in the water. The sunken vessel was a wooden 2 masted sail ship, approximately 25-35 feet in length. All bodies were an advanced state of decomposition. While at the scene, another boat with 25-30 people on board approached the Coast Guard cutter and were taken aboard (alive and well) and transported to Dodge Island.