Coast Guard interdicts 27 Cuban migrants 5 miles south of Key West [Image 3 of 4]

KEY WEST, FL, UNITED STATES

07.27.2019

Photo by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez    

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

An 18-foot migrant chug sits low in the water Sunday, July 28, 2019 after a Coast Guard Station Key West 45-foot Response Boat—Medium boatcrew interdicted the migrant vessel, with 27 Cuban migrants aboard, the previous night. Approximately 438 Cuban migrants have attempted to illegally enter the U.S. via the maritime environment in fiscal year 2019 compared to 384 Cuban migrants in fiscal year 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel McCravy U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Thomas Gargiulo

• Date Taken: 07.27.2019
• Date Posted: 08.01.2019 13:49
• Photo ID: 5634289
• VIRIN: 190728-G-G0107-1004
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.65 MB
• Location: KEY WEST, FL, US