Coast Guard repatriates 11 migrants to the Dominican Republic, following at sea interdiction in the Mona Passage

PUERTO RICO

06.17.2019

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) repatriated 11 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Navy vessel June 19, 2019 in waters just off Samana, Dominican Republic. The repatriation followed cutter Horsley's interdiction of the migrants aboard a 20-foot makeshift boat June 17, 2019, approximately 20 nautical miles north northeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The interdiction is the result of ongoing efforts in support of Operation Unified Resolve, Operation Caribbean Guard and the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG). Since October 2018, the Coast Guard and CBIG partner federal and state agencies have interdicted at sea over 1,523 migrants near Puerto Rico and the U.S. Islands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 06.17.2019
• Date Posted: 06.19.2019 14:30
• Photo ID: 5507640
• VIRIN: 190617-G-G0107-1001
• Resolution: 1152x864
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• Location: PR