By Bill Galluccio
May 28, 2021
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued eight people from the water after a boat from Cuba capsized off the coast of Florida. Officials said that they recovered two bodies from the water and that ten others were missing.
The Coast Guard sent three cutters and three helicopters to the area as they continue to search for any survivors. Our responders are focused on the search for survivors, said Senior Chief
Seth Haynes, Key West command center supervisor. We will continue to search through the night for those reported missing, and if any mariners see or hear anything, to render assistance if possible and contact the Coast Guard.
Two dead, 10 missing after boat overturns off Florida coast
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Source: Associated Press
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KEY WEST, Fla. - Two people are dead and 10 others are missing after a boat traveling from Cuba overturned near the Florida Keys, officials said Thursday.
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a location several miles off Key West around 1 p.m. after crews on routine patrol spotted multiple people in the water, according to the agency. Crews rescued eight people and pulled two bodies from the water, Petty Officer Jose Hernandez said.
By Bill Galluccio
May 28, 2021
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued eight people from the water after a boat from Cuba capsized off the coast of Florida. Officials said that they recovered two bodies from the water and that ten others were missing.
The Coast Guard sent three cutters and three helicopters to the area as they continue to search for any survivors. Our responders are focused on the search for survivors, said Senior Chief
Seth Haynes, Key West command center supervisor. We will continue to search through the night for those reported missing, and if any mariners see or hear anything, to render assistance if possible and contact the Coast Guard.
It s desperation : Experts say more Cubans risk it all to get to U.S.
MIAMI – Willy Allen, an immigration attorney, said the history of the Cuban rafters has been cyclical. It is tied to the pressures Cubans are experiencing on the island, and he has noticed the rising trend.
“Since January, I have had nearly a dozen people hire me who came by boat who actually landed in Florida, didn’t surrender to the authorities but came to my office to seek asylum,” Allen said.
He said it pained him to learn about the most recent tragedy at sea. The U.S. Coast Guard found two bodies, eight survivors and is searching for 10 who vanished. Their boat sailed out of Puerto de Mariel on Sunday and capsized on Wednesday evening.
The Coast Guard is searching for a reported 10 people missing in the water, Thursday, about 16 miles south of Key West after eight people were rescued and two people were recovered deceased.