Coast Guard transfers 8 migrants following at-sea interdiction off Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO

12.18.2018

Photo by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez    

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

Coast Guard Cutter Tezanos (WPC-1118) crewmembers transfer four of eight migrants to the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier (WPC-1115) Dec. 19, 2018, who were interdicted by Caribbean Border Interagency Group authorities aboard a 30-foot makeshift boat just off Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Dec. 18, 2018. The cutter Joseph Napier repatriated the migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic Dec. 20, 2018. This interdiction was the result of ongoing efforts in support of Operation Unified Resolve, Operation Caribbean Guard and the Caribbean Border Interagency Group.

• Date Taken: 12.18.2018
• Date Posted: 12.21.2018 10:58
• Photo ID: 4992338
• VIRIN: 181218-G-YF993-1006
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 6.3 MB
• Location: PR