U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant’s crew alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of a grossly overloaded and unsafe vessel about 20 miles northwest of Isla de Tortue, Haiti, June 22,2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant’s crew repatriated 101 Haitians to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Thursday, after being stopped approximately 20 miles northwest of Isla de Tortue, Haiti.
Vigilant’s crew arrived on scene and reported the vessel was grossly overloaded and unsafe.
“The Coast Guard and our partners will continue to vigilantly patrol, detect, intercept and deter unsafe voyages,” said Lt. Matthew Miller, Coast Guard District Seven.
Since Oct. 1, 2021, Coast Guard crews have interdicted 6,009 Haitian migrants compared to:
- 1,527 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2021
- 418 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2020
- 932 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2019
- 609 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2018
- 419 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2017
Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants receive food, water, shelter and basic medical attention.
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