Coast Guard Transfers Two Former Cutters To Pakistan
Coast Guard Capt. Robert Bevins and Pakistani Air Force Group Captain Raashid Siddique Qureshi sign certificates of transfer for the former cutters Key Biscayne and Grand Isle at the Coast Guard Yard Dec. 7, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Baltimore – The Coast Guard transferred the former cutters Key Biscayne and Grand Isle to the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency in a ceremony at the Coast...
Coast Guard repatriates 53 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutters Key Biscayne and Margaret Norvell repatriated 53 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba.
These repatriations are a result of three separate interdictions of people attempting to illegally migrate to the United States.
On Sept. 16, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutters Pelican and Cypress interdicted 15 Cuban migrants aboard a rustic vessel...
Coast Guard repatriates 86 migrants to Cuba and Haiti
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. and the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant repatriated 86 migrants illegally migrating from Cuba and Haiti.
These repatriations are a result of five separate interdictions of people attempting to illegally migrate to the United States through the Florida Straits stemming back to Sunday.
A rescue boat from the motor vessel Cap Guillame...
Coast Guard rescues 164 migrants in the span of a week, urges safety at sea
MIAMI – The Coast Guard rescued 64 Cuban migrants and 100 Haitian migrants during a busy week of illegal maritime migration attempts from Cuba and Haiti into the United States.
The 64 Cuban migrants were repatriated last week following three separate interdictions at sea in the Florida Straits dating back to August 7.
On Monday, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark located a grossly overloaded...
Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriates 71 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated 71 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Tuesday.
This repatriation is a result of five separate attempts to illegally migrate to the United States aboard rustic vessels in the Florida Straits stemming back to July 3rd.
Thirteen Cuban migrants are located south of Islamorada, Florida, July 3, 2014. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
On...
Coast Guard repatriates 21 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge repatriated 21 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Friday.
These repatriations are a result of two separate law enforcement cases.
On Monday, the Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne interdicted 14 Cuban migrants from a rustic vessel south of Marathon, Fla. The migrants were later safely transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter...
Coast Guard repatriates 50 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber repatriated 50 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Monday.
This repatriation was a result of four separate migrant interdiction events on Aug. 28.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received a report from Customs and Border Protection that they located a rustic vessel with 21 people aboard south of Key West. ...
Coast Guard repatriates 25 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island repatriated 25 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Wednesday.
The migrants were interdicted as a result of two law enforcement cases beginning Dec. 27.
Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received notification from a good Samaritan who located a rustic vessel south of Marathon, Fla., with 11 Cuban migrants aboard Dec. 27.
Coast Guard...
Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriates 26 Cuban migrants
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriated 26 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Friday.
The migrants were interdicted at sea during three separate incidents beginning on Dec. 24
On Dec. 24, crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke interdicted eight Cuban migrants aboard a rustic vessel north of Mariel, Cuba. The crewmembers safely embarked, and later transferred,...
