Coast Guard intercepts 50 Haitians on a makeshift boat
Miami Coast Guard crew intercepts 50 Haitian migrants who were on a makeshift boat
A Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered (WPC-1104) small boat crew approaches a 30-foot panga vessel with 50 Haitian migrants aboard approximately 46 miles north of Cap Haïtien, Haiti, May 20, 2019. The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617) crew transferred the migrants back to their country of origin. COAST GUARD
The Coast Guard intercepted 50 Haitian migrants on an overloaded boat and sent them back to the island.
The Coast Guard’s Robert Yered crew spotted the 30-foot panga boat about 46 miles north of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, on Monday at 5:35 p.m.
The Coast Guard’s smallboat crew boarded the vessel and found 36 Haitian men and 14 Haitian women aboard the rickety boat.
“Bottom line is these voyages put lives at unnecessary risk,” said Capt. Jason Ryan, Coast Guard 7th District chief of enforcement, in a statement Saturday. “These voyages often involve ill-advised agreements with smugglers on poorly equipped, makeshift vessels that are prone to capsizing, leading to loss of life. This humanitarian mission is a priority of the Coast Guard and its foreign and domestic partners.”
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