US Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas By Staff1 / in Home, In The News: / on Thursday, 11 Feb 2021 12:06 AM / Comments Off on US Coast Guard rescues 3 stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas / 1497
Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew members drop food, water and a radio to three people stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas, Feb. 8, 2021. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 helicopter crew hoisted the two men and one woman and transferred them to Lower Keys Medical Center with no reported injuries. Coast Guard Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Dittoe.
The Coast Guard rescued three Cuban nationals, Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, who had reportedly been stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas for 33 days.
Rats, coconuts and conch: That s what 3 Cubans ate to survive 33 days on remote island off Florida, Coast Guard says Cheryl McCloud, Treasure Coast Newspapers
3 stranded on island survive 33 days on rats, conch and coconuts
Replay Video UP NEXT
Three people stranded for 33 days on an island south of Florida survived by eating rats, coconuts and conch, according to the Coast Guard.
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry spotted three people waving a makeshift flag while on routine patrol Tuesday, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Nicole Groll. Two men and one woman, all Cuban nationals, had been stranded on Anguilla Cay, Bahamas, a speck of land about 155 miles southeast of Key West.
The Coast Guard hoisted two men and one woman and transferred them to Lower Keys Medical Center with no reported injuries. They were then moved to ICE.