Coast Guard returns 24 migrants to the Dominican Republic following at-sea interdiction off Punta Cana

SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

10.30.2018

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U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser (WPC-1116) returned 24 migrants to authorities in Santo Domingo Oct. 30, 2018 following the interdiction by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis of a migrant vessel Oct. 25, 2018, approximately 22 nautical miles northeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The interdiction is the result of Coast Guard ongoing efforts in support of Operation Unified Resolve, Operation Caribbean Guard and the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG).

• Date Taken: 10.30.2018
• Date Posted: 10.31.2018 09:46
• Photo ID: 4860745
• VIRIN: 181030-G-G0107-1001
• Resolution: 4496x3000
• Size: 3.6 MB
• Location: SANTO DOMINGO, DO