NEW : The search for survivors continues after a boat carrying 28 Haitian migrants sinks . The boat , bound for the United States , ran aground off Hurricane Cay , the U.S. Coast Guard says . The United States has long been a destination for migrants from Haiti , with many sailing via the Bahamas or the Turks and Caicos Islands . No bodies have been found and 13 people are missing ; four made it to shore . About 587,000 Haitian - born people live in the United States , 2010 Census figures show .
NEW : The search for survivors continues after a boat carrying 28 Haitian migrants sinks . The boat , bound for the United States , ran aground off Hurricane Cay , the U.S. Coast Guard says . No bodies have been found and 13 people are missing ; four made it to shore . About 587,000 Haitian - born people live in the United States , 2010 Census figures show .