WATCH: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Crews Repatriate 311 Haitians Following Interdictions Off Florida Coast
By U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast // February 22, 2023
Coast Guard crews interdicted 3,117 Haitians Since Oct. 1, 2022
ABOVE VIDEO: Coast Guard Cutters Tampa and Vigilant’s crews repatriated 311 Haitians to Haiti, Monday, following an interdiction 30 miles northeast of Caibarien, Cuba.
(U.S. COAST GUARD) – Coast Guard Cutters Tampa and Vigilant’s crews repatriated 311 Haitians to Haiti, Monday, following an interdiction 30 miles northeast of Caibarien, Cuba.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater C-130 airplane crew spotted a suspicious vessel, Wednesday, at approximately 1:30 p.m., and alerted the nearest Coast Guard cutter.
Coast Guard Cutters James, Tampa, Isaac Mayo, and Vigilant arrived on the scene and their crews rescued 311 men, women, and children from the unsafe vessel.
The vessel sank with no pollution concerns.
The people were reported to be in good condition.
“Coast Guard and partner agency crews continue to patrol the Florida Straits, Windward, and Mona passages,” said Lt. Peter Hutchison, Coast Guard District Seven.
“Our crews are doing their very best to stop people from illegally entering the U.S. and to discourage people from risking their lives by taking to the sea.”
Since Oct. 1, 2022, Coast Guard crews have interdicted 3,117 Haitian migrants compared to:
■ 7,175 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2022
■ 1,527 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2021
■ 418 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2020
■ 932 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2019
■ 609 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2018
■ 419 Haitian Migrants in Fiscal Year 2017
Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants receive food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention.
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