“It’s been difficult to access the accident (site) because there are 30 meters (98 ft) of rocks and you can’t get there while walking or swimming,” Roatan Fire captain Franklin Borjas explained, as per the Daily Mail.
“The divers helping with the rescue have zero visibility.”
Honduran President Xiomara Castro issued a statement saying she has rapidly put an Emergency Operations Committee into action, uniting different agencies.
According to the country’s transport ministry, there were 14 passengers on board, including members of the crew.
Among those who lost their lives was Honduran musician and politician, Aurelio Martínez.
Martínez was a well-known voice in the Garífuna music scene, an Afro-Indigenous community with roots tracing back to St. Vincent.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Belize paid tribute to Martínez, calling him a “great friend of
