As they cowered behind the sink unit, she wedged herself halfway through the sash window.

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It has a communal sink, a shower unit and three toilet stalls.

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Lucia's tourism minister called it a miracle, and the island's maritime affairs unit is investigating exactly what caused the ship to sink.

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They scrubbed their hands and forearms at a sink near Mariela's incubator, well-practiced in the hygiene practices of the unit after arriving from Salinas, where Mariela had been born several days earlier.

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