Thursday, May 14, 2015

Coast Guard intercepts 50 Cuban migrants at sea, returns them to Cuba

Coast Guard intercepts 50 Cuban migrants at sea, returns them to Cuba
By Emily Miller
Sun Sentinel

The Coast Guard intercepted three makeshift vessels carrying a total of
50 Cuban migrants

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday brought 50 migrants back to Cuba after
they were intercepted at sea.

On Friday and Saturday, the Coast Guard stopped three makeshift vessels
headed toward the U.S. carrying Cuban migrants, the organization said.

A crew aboard the Carnival Breeze cruise ship noticed the first vessel
south of Dry Tortugas with 27 Cuban migrants aboard. Members of the
Coast Guard noticed the second and third vessels carrying 15 and eight
migrants, respectively.


Map: Track recent migrant landings and rescues along South Florida's coast
All of the migrants were safely removed from the vessels and transferred
to the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant for repatriation, the organization
said. Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, the migrants received food,
water, shelter and basic medical attention.

Since Oct. 1, the Coast Guard 7th District estimates that 1,759
Haitians, 2,460 Cubans and 321 Dominicans have attempted to illegally
migrate via the sea, the organization said.

emiller@tribune.com, 954-356-4544 or Twitter @EmilyBethMiller

Source: Coast Guard repatriates 50 Cuban migrants - Sun Sentinel -
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-coast-guard-cuban-migrants-20150513-story.html

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