NASSAU, Bahamas (AP):

The bodies of 20 migrants have been recovered from the sea near The Bahamas after their boat capsized, the US Coast Guard said yesterday as it searched for survivors.

The bodies of 19 Haitians and one Honduran were recovered and three survivors, two Haitians and one Honduran, have been found, said Barry Bena, a Coast Guard spokesman in Miami.

The survivors said their boat was carrying 24 people when it capsized around 10 p.m. Saturday, according to another Coast Guard spokesman, Luis Diaz.

The search-and-rescue mission began Sunday after fishermen heard people screaming in the water before dawn.