Coast Guard repatriates 101 people to Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 101 people to Haiti
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...

Coast Guard repatriates 124 people to Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 124 people to Haiti
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence’s stopped this 35-ft Haitian sailing vessel approximately 17 miles NW Cap du Mole, Haiti, May 28, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Diligence’s crew repatriated 124 Haitians to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Tuesday, after being stopped approximately 17 miles northwest of Cap du Mole. Diligence’s crew arrived on scene and provided the...

Coast Guard continues support in Haiti following 7.2 earthquake

Coast Guard continues support in Haiti following 7.2 earthquake
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter crew members embark a Haitian citizen from an impacted area in Haiti, Aug. 18, 2021. (Coast Guard Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez) MIAMI — Coast Guard air crews continue to provide critical medical support for Haitian citizens and the Haitian government. “The lives we saved would have been lost if rescue action wasn’t...

Coast Guard responds to Haiti following 7.2 earthquake

Coast Guard responds to Haiti following 7.2 earthquake
A Coast Guard aircrew member gives water to an injured Haitian citizen waiting to be transported to emergency medical services, Port au Prince, Haiti, Aug. 15, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. David Steele) MIAMI — Haitian’s government requested Coast Guard assistance following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. The Coast Guard committed numbers air and surface assets to help in transporting...

Coast Guard repatriates 110 migrants to Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 110 migrants to Haiti
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute’s crew stops a migrant voyage approximately 50 miles off Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Dec. 18, 2020. MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Resolute crew repatriated 110 Haitian migrants Tuesday after stopping a voyage approximately 50 miles north of Cap-Haitien, Haiti. A forward-deployed Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew spotted a 40-foot vessel Friday...

Coast Guard Cutter Willow saves 4 in Caribbean Basin

Coast Guard Cutter Willow saves 4 in Caribbean Basin
A Coast Guard Cutter Willow (WLB-202) boatcrew approach the 50-foot sailing vessel, Jeune Amelia, approximately 100 miles southwest of the Bahamas, Jan. 24, 2020. Coast Guard Photo by Lt. j.g. Daria McKenna. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Willow (WLB-202) crew rescued a total of four people in two search and rescue cases while underway in the Caribbean Basin. In the first search and...

Coast Guard rescues 6 people from adrift vessel 76 miles southwest of Tortuga

Coast Guard rescues 6 people from adrift vessel 76 miles southwest of Tortuga
With the aid of a spot light Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crewmembers located an adrift vessel with six Jamaican people aboard.  MIAMI – The Coast Guard rescued six Jamaican Nationals adrift Friday approximately 76 miles south west of Tortuga, Haiti. Rescued were, Garnel Goldson ,30, Rohan Smith, 50, Raymond Foster, 30, Jermaine Brown ,32, Marvin Buchanon ,39, Jermaine Lobiboun ,33, all of them...

Coast Guard repatriates 202 Haitian migrants

Coast Guard repatriates 202 Haitian migrants
Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma smallboat crews approach a 50-foot sail freighter to interdict the 115 Haitian migrants aboard 33 miles east of Great Inagua, Bahamas, Mar. 12, 2018.  Photo courtesy Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma. MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crew repatriated 202 Haitian migrants Wednesday to Cap Haitian, Haiti. The repatriation is a combination of two separate interdiction cases,...

Coast Guard repatriates 67 migrants to Haiti

Coast Guard repatriates 67 migrants to Haiti
The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew interdicted 67 Haitian migrants Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 approximately 32 miles northeast of Ile de la Tortue, Haiti.  U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew repatriated 67 Haitian migrants Friday to Cap-Haitien, Haiti. The Valiant crew interdicted the migrants Thursday approximately 32 miles...