Coast Guard returns 19 people to Cuba after making four stops off the Florida Keys stripes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stripes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
All interdictions took place on Friday, May 21.
In the first event, the Cutter Kathleen Mooreâs crew located a migrant vessel and notified Sector Key West watchstanders, approximately 45 miles north of Bahia Honda, Cuba.
In the second, the Coast Guard Cutter Resoluteâs crew spotted and rescued migrants from the water, approximately 16 miles south of Key West. Cutter Resoluteâs crew transferred the migrants to Cutter Kathleen Moore.
In the third event, a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew spotted a rustic vessel and notified Sector Key West watchstanders, approximately 23 miles south of Key West. The Cutter Resolute arrived at the scene and took on the migrants with no medical concerns reported. Cutter Resoluteâs crew transferred the migrants to Cutter Kathleen Moore.
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Coast Guard suspends huge search for missing boat carrying 20 from Bahamas to Florida after it failed to arrive on NYE
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THE US Coast Guard suspended a frantic search for a missing boat carrying 20 people between the Bahamas and south Florida today.
Several agencies combed around 17,000 square miles, which is roughly double the size of Massachusetts, for about 84 hours to no avail, the USCG said this evening.
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The USCG shared the search area as the hunt for the missing ship continuesCredit: US Coast Guard Southeast
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A 29-foot Mako Cuddy Cabin boat Credit: YouTube
US Coast Guard Suspends Search for Overdue Florida-Bound Vessel Carrying About 20 People
A search and rescue operation off the Florida coast involving an overdue vessel believed to be carrying about 20 people was suspended on Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The service announced in a news release the blue and white 29-foot Mako Cuddy Cabin vessel was reported as missing on Tuesday after it didn’t arrive at its expected location.
The vessel departed from Bimini in the Bahamas one day before Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders received the missing report. The overdue ship was reported to be en route to Lake Worth in Florida.