Coast Guard repatriates 38 Haitians to Cap-Haitien, Haiti

COAST GUARD CUTTER SAPELO, AT SEA

09.09.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios    

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

The Coast Guard Cutter Sapelo transfers 38 Haitian migrants to the Coast Guard Cutter Bear Sept. 9, 2013, north of the Dominican Republic as part of the repatriation process, which included a second transfer of the migrants, who repatriated, to the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant and turned the migrants over to authorities in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Sept. 12, 2013. The 38 migrants originally belonged to a group of 41 migrants interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Sapelo Sept. 7, 2013, near Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Three of the migrants, of Dominican Republic nationality, in the group were taken into custody by Customs and Border Protection authorities in Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 09.09.2013
• Date Posted: 09.12.2013 16:13
• Photo ID: 1016604
• VIRIN: 130909-G-KZ985-250
• Resolution: 2592x1728
• Size: 431.88 KB
• Location: COAST GUARD CUTTER SAPELO, AT SEA