According to AP, the authorities are now trying to establish the cause of the deaths.
It is known that there were two children among them.
The local newspaper Turks and Caicos Sun clarifies that the small vessel was first spotted by a local fisherman. He told the police about it.
Experts are already suggesting that the death was not violent.
Police Commissioner Trevor Botting indicated that the vessel most likely came from outside the Caribbean. The British authorities tend to believe that the Turks and Caicos Islands were not its target.
According to the newspaper, these islands attract migrants and are used by traffickers as a transit point.