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Coast Guard repatriates 23 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crews of the Coast Guard Cutters Pea Island and Knight Island repatriated 23 Cuban migrants this week to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. On Friday, Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., watchstanders received notification of a rustic vessel with 12 people aboard 44 miles southwest of Key West. The watchstanders diverted the cutter Pea Island, whose crew handed out lifejackets and safely embarked the migrants and repatriated them Sunday. Later that day, Sector Key West … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard repatriates 20 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Nantucket repatriated 20 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, earlier this week. Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., watchstanders received notification of a rustic vessel with 12 Cuban migrants aboard south of Key West on July 3. The Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke was diverted, and the crew safely embarked the 12 migrants. The migrants were transferred to the cutter Nantucket for repatriation on Sunday. Coast Guard Sector … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard repatriates 24 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke repatriated 24 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, earlier this week. Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., watchstanders received notification that the cruise ship Oasis of the Seas was on scene with a blue-foam raft with 18 people aboard south of Key West, Fla., June 29, 2012. Sector Key West watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Nantucket whose crew on June 29 safely embarked the … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard repatriates eight Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated eight Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Friday. Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., watchstanders received notification that a rustic vessel was spotted southwest of Key West, Fla., June 25, 2012. A Coast Guard Station Islamorada smallboat crew launched and located an 18-foot rustic vessel and safely embarked the eight migrants. The Coast Guard Cutter Nantucket arrived on scene and safely transferred all eight migrants onboard for repatriation. Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants are provided with food, water, shelter and basic medical attention. The cutter Key Biscayne is a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Key West. The cutter Nantucket is a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Key West. For more information on how to legally immigrate to the … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard repatriates nine Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated nine Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Friday. Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., watchstanders received notification from a deployed HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., that a rustic vessel was spotted southwest of Marquesas, Fla., June 14, 2012. The crew of the cutter Key Biscayne located the 20-foot rustic vessel and safely embarked the 10 migrants. One Cuban migrant is awaiting further disposition. Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants are provided with food, water, shelter and basic medical attention. The cutter Key Biscayne is a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Key West. For more information on how to legally immigrate to the United States, call U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at 1-800-375-5283 or visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov. The Key Biscayne and other Island-class patrol boats are being … Read entire article »
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Coast Guard repatriates 16 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island repatriated 8 Cuban migrants Monday and the crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke repatriated 8 Cuban migrants Thursday all to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba. The 16 Cuban migrants were interdicted at sea during two separate cases last week. “Migrants attempting to illegally enter the United States by boat often travel aboard dangerously overloaded and ill-equipped vessels like earlier this week when we responded to a tragic case where multiple migrants lost their lives at sea,” said Capt. Brendan McPherson, 7th Coast Guard District chief of enforcement. “Illegal migrants aboard these vessels are putting their lives at extreme risk of injury and death. The Coast Guard with our partner agencies will continue to patrol vigilantly to rescue and repatriate undocumented migrants … Read entire article »
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