Coast Guard Cutter Key Biscayne repatriates 71 Cuban migrants

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 aircrew medevacs patients from 2 cruise ships

MIAMI- Crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., medevaced a 59-year-old woman at about 1:30 p.m., and a 67-year-old women at about 2:15 p.m., Saturday, from the 936-foot cruise ship Zuiderdam and the 950-foot cruise ship Carnival Freedom, both homeported in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.