Experts to help on sunken ferry

Montrouis - A team of US navy salvage experts was due yesterday at the site where a Haitian ferry sank to determine the best …

Montrouis - A team of US navy salvage experts was due yesterday at the site where a Haitian ferry sank to determine the best way to retrieve the bodies of an estimated 150 passengers trapped in the hull.

The recovery of victims from the ferry, La Fierte Gonavienne, which sank on Monday, has been hampered by a lack of equipment.

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