A vessel carrying relief supplies from Saint Lucia to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sank Saturday afternoon, Marine Police say.
But another boat saved the three people on board the ‘Sunshine Angels’, according to the police.
Law enforcement officials told St Lucia Times that the individuals on board at the time the boat sank were the Saint Lucian captain, Mark Clement St Rose, who lives in Saint Vincent, and Vincentian nationals Cafu Guy and Winsbert Salton Harry.
The police here disclosed that the boat had cleared Customs in Saint Lucia and was on its way to Saint Vincent when the mishap occurred about 4.40 pm on Saturday.
According to the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) marine Unit, those aboard reported rougher than anticipated sea conditions that led to the demise of the vessel.
However, the police noted that some of the supplies which were displaced during the incident were able to be recovered and were successfully transported to SVG.
The supplies were said to have included bottled water, canned foods, and biscuits.
No one was injured as a result of the incident.
They said the vessel sank some 6 nautical miles South West of Saint Vincent.