The death toll from a shipwreck off the coast of the Bahamas over the weekend has risen to 29, as search and rescue teams continue to look for bodies. The ship was carrying Haitian migrants. Eighteen survivors of the shipwreck have been rescued.

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The death toll from a shipwreck off the coast of the Bahamas over the weekend has risen to 29, as search and rescue teams continue to look for bodies. The ship was carrying Haitian migrants. Eighteen survivors of the shipwreck have been rescued.