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

KEY WEST, FL, UNITED STATES

07.27.2019

Photo by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez    

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

A Coast Guard Station Key West 45-foot Response Boat—Medium boatcrew interdicts an 18-foot migrant chug with 27 Cuban migrants, 22 males, four females and one child, aboard and safely embarked them Saturday, July 27, 2019 onto the Coast Guard smallboat. 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

• Date Taken: 07.27.2019
• Date Posted: 08.01.2019 13:49
• Photo ID: 5634292
• VIRIN: 190727-G-G0107-1013
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.83 MB
• Location: KEY WEST, FL, US