28 March 2023 , 17:56
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Three people have died and several more are missing after a boat capsized in the Caribbean, with a cruise carrying British tourists helping in efforts.
The stricken vessel is understood to have been travelling from Antigua to St Thomas when it capsized off the coast of St Kitts with 32 people on board.
It fell into trouble around 12 nautical knots off the St Kitts coast, only to be spotted at 3am by a passing luxury yacht.
Witnesses saw terrified passengers clinging to the side of the vessel await help.
P&O cruise the Britannia has been helping the coastguard recovering victims in the incident.
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Three people were killed in the disaster while 13 remain missing, according to authorities.
(Andy Kyle / SWNS)A spokesperson for the company told The Mirror: "The Britannia was the lead ship to help out in the efforts with the yacht, which capsized in the early hours of the morning.
"The incident has now been handed over to the St Kitts and Nevis coastguard."
The 30ft boat was allegedly "dangerously overcrowded" when it started sinking, local media reports said.
It comes just hours after reports that a British dad who was a passenger on the Britannia died during a snorkelling expedition on St Kitts.
The unnamed man died during the excursion after arriving on the island on Monday morning.