Guadeloupe authorities rescue 22 people stuck at sea

AP Worldstream | November 30, 2005 | Copyright

AP Worldstream
11-30-2005
Dateline: BASSE-TERRE, Guadeloupe
The French Coast Guard rescued 22 people, including three children, who were stranded after their boat's motor failed, a maritime rescue agency said Wednesday.

The 17 Cubans, three Dominicans and two people from Antigua were picked up Tuesday night near Guadeloupe's Iles des Saintes after they issued a distress call, according to COSMA, a Martinique-based maritime rescue center.

The eight women and three children were taken to a hotel in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe's capital, while the men stayed overnight ...

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