Thread: US Coast Guard, Royal Bahamas Defence Force rescue more Haitian migrants

US Coast Guard, Royal Bahamas Defence Force rescue more Haitian migrants

MIAMI, USA -- The US Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) rescued six Haitian migrants on Friday off Little Inagua, Bahamas.

A fisherman contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard’s 7th District Command Center at 7:15 pm and reported the migrants were on the island. The RBDF requested the Coast Guard assist in locating and rescuing the migrants.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, deployed to Great Inagua, arrived 9:43 pm with an RBDF officer and embarked the migrants. The rescue crews provided first aid to the six individuals who were experiencing symptoms of dehydration and exhaustion, prior to taking them to Matthew Town, Great Inagua for further medical evaluation.

The Coast Guard, Drug Enforcement Agency and RBDF maintain a 24/7 presence on the island in support of Operation Bahamas and Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) – a tri-country agreement between the US, Turks and Caicos and UK governments to combat drug smuggling to and from the US, Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.

Coast Guard members assigned to Air Station Clearwater routinely rotate deployments to Andros Island and Great Inagua. Members include maintenance personnel, ground crews, helicopter flight crews and site supervisors.

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