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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Crew Repatriates 174 Cubans Following Interdictions Off Florida Coast Over the Weekend

Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans’ crew repatriated 174 Cubans to Cuba Friday, and Saturday, following interdictions off Florida’s coast. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater C-130 airplane crew alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of a “rustic” vessel Tuesday, at approximately 1 p.m., about 32 miles southwest of Marquesas Key. […]

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WATCH: Port Canaveral-Homeported U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence Crew Rescues 67 Haitians From Overloaded Vessel

ort Canaveral homeported U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence’s crew repatriated 67 Haitians to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on Wednesday after being stopped approximately 16 miles southeast of Great Inagua, Bahamas. Confidence’s crew arrived on the scene and reported the vessel was grossly overloaded, with torn sails and people waving for help. There were 67 men and women onboard including minors. […]