Divers See More Than 100 Bodies Off Haiti
Divers saw more than 100 bodies trapped on two decks of a sunken ferry Tuesday and disputed earlier accounts that as many as 400 people may have died, saying the number is closer to 250.
On shore, diesel fumes and the stench of death pervaded the pebbled beach where thousands of people gathered, many crying out as several bodies were recovered and wrapped in transparent plastic bags.
Canadian divers from the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti said Tuesday that there was no evidence of massive overcrowding on the Pride of Gonave, contradicting initial police and coast guard accounts that reported there were as many as 700 people aboard.
Officials said 276 tickets were sold for the ferry.
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