Authorities in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis are investigating the deaths of 19 people who were found aboard a drifting vessel.

Authorities in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis have launched an investigation after discovering a partially submerged boat containing at least 19 bodies.

A vessel drifting in the Caribbean Sea contained 19 badly decomposed bodies, at least some from Mali, authorities in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis announced on Wednesday.

At least 19 people were found dead on a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The aimless vessel was located near the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis around 11:30 a.