Thread: US Coast Guard says 34 Cuban migrants returned to Cuba this week

US Coast Guard says 34 Cuban migrants returned to Cuba this week

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Last Updated: Friday, July 15, 2016, 6:06 PM
KEY WEST -- The crews with the US Coast Guard sent 34 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, this week.

• 34 migrants were sent to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba this week
• Per the U.S. Coast Guard: number of Cubans attempting to migrate to the U.S. is up

According to a press release, the Coast Guard’s actions were the result of four separate migrant interdictions at sea within the last week in the south Florida Straits.

In each instance, the Coast Guard said they helped secure the U.S. border and prevented these sea voyages from ending in tragedy.

"Safety of life at sea continues to be the Coast Guard's primary concern," said Capt. Aldante Vinciguerra, chief of response for the 7th Coast Guard District. "Migrants aboard overloaded and unseaworthy vessels are putting their lives at extreme risk of injury and death. The Coast Guard with our partner agencies continue to patrol vigilantly to rescue and repatriate undocumented migrants who take to the sea."

Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants receive food, water, shelter and basic medical attention.

Since Oct. 1, at least 5,241 Cubans attempted to migrate to the U.S. over the waterways.

That’s a sharp increase, the Coast Guard reports, from 4,473 attempted migrates in 2015.

The vessel that came into contact with the migrants was the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen, a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in Key West.

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Coast Guard repatriates 33 Cuban migrants

Posted: Jul 15, 2016 10:15 PM CESTUpdated: Jul 15, 2016 10:15 PM CEST

Photo: U.S. Coast Guard

Thirty-three Cuban migrants – 21 on Friday and 12 earlier in the week on Tuesday – were repatriated to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore.

The repatriations are a result of four migrant interdictions in the south Florida Straits within the last week.

The Kathleen Moore is a 154-foot fast response cutter home ported in Key West.

"Safety of life at sea continues to be the Coast Guard's primary concern," said Capt. Aldante Vinciguerra, chief of response for the 7th Coast Guard District. "Migrants aboard overloaded and unseaworthy vessels are putting their lives at extreme risk of injury and death."

Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants receive food, water, shelter and basic medical attention.

The Coast Guard said at least 5,241 Cubans attempted to migrate to the U.S. via the maritime environment since Oct. 1, compared to 4,473 in fiscal year 2015.

USCG Repatriate 33 Cuban Migrants

US Coast Guard searches for 15 migrants in Caribbean waters

6:15 AM Saturday Jul 16, 2016


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) " Authorities are looking for 15 migrants who went missing after their boat capsized in Caribbean waters this week, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.

Officials said a good Samaritan rescued four migrants but that 13 Cubans, one Colombian and one Dominican were still missing. The migrants were aboard a boat traveling from the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Maarten to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Coast Guard said it believes the boat capsized between Saturday night and early Monday. Authorities said they found four lifejackets on Thursday in waters south of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Coast Guard said there are no signs of survivors so far despite searching an area roughly three-fourths the size of Puerto Rico.

The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard also is helping with the search, along with authorities in the British Virgin Islands. Rangers with the U.S. National Park Service in the U.S. Virgin Islands are searching along the coast of St. Croix.

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Originally Posted by Beezer

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No papers, no rights, no entry...immediate return.

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