Coast Guard repatriates 119 people to Dominican Republic
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley interdict a rustic vessel approximately 71 miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, July 17, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard crews repatriated 119 people to the Dominican Republic, following four separate migrant vessel interdictions in the Mona Passage over the past eight days.
The Coast Guard and its Homeland...
Coast Guard celebrates groundbreaking ceremony
Coast Guard and local officials celebrate the groundbreaking for rebuild efforts focused on Coast Guard infrastructure impacted by Hurricane Maria, July 27, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Base San Juan and Coast Guard Sector San Juan held a groundbreaking ceremony, Thursday, for the rebuilding of shore infrastructure impacted by Hurricane Maria.
The work includes...
Coast Guard repatriates 27 to Dominican Republic
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon crew repatriated 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of a makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Most of the interdicted migrants claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals except for three Haitian nationals.
“Anyone...
Coast Guard repatriates 44 migrants to Dominican Republic
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley File Photo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle crew repatriated 44 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following the interdiction of a makeshift vessel in Mona Passage waters off the northwest coast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Three migrants from previous interdiction events in the Mona Passage were among those repatriated....
Coast Guard suspends search for man off Aguadilla
Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircraft file photo.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard suspended the search pending further developments Friday evening for a man who jumped from a migrant vessel to swim to shore off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Still missing is Daniel Pichardo Martínez, 21, Dominican Republic national, who was last seen by two survivors in this case who were...
Coast Guard rescues 2 search for 1 other off Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier file photo.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard air and surface units rescued two migrant men Thursday night, as the search continues for one other, following an irregular migration vessel interdiction in Mona Passage waters, Thursday morning.
A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew found and rescued the first survivor at 7:06 p.m., Thursday, approximately three and...
Coast Guard offloads more than $23 million in illegal narcotics
Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crewmembers offload approximately 2,024 pounds of cocaine, estimated to have a wholesale value of $23 million dollars, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 26, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ricardo Castrodad)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC 1115) offloaded more than 2,024 pounds of cocaine worth more than $23 million in San Juan,...
Coast Guard repatriates 56 people to the Dominican Republic
A migrant makeshift vessel drifts in the Mona Passage empty after being interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser during a maritime migration event near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico June 12, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 56 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Monday, following a makeshift vessel interdiction in...
Coast Guard returns 24 migrants to the Dominican Republic
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark BarneySAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon returned 24 of 29 migrants to the Dominican Republic Thursday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico.
Four other migrants in this case, Alfredo Rodriguez-Moya, 23; Johan Jerber-Jaramillo, 22; Francisco...
