Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole Groll | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast | 05.05.2022
A good Samaritan notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of this rustic vessel, about 25 miles south of Islamorada, May 5, 2022. The people were repatriated to Cuba on May 9, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast | 04.28.2022
A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations airplane crew alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant vessel at approximately 1 a.m., about 15 miles south of Marathon, April 28, 2022. The Cubans were repatriated May 2, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast | 12.20.2021
A towing vessel's crewmember notified Sector Key West watchstanders of two overloaded rustic vessels approximately 10 miles off Long Key, Florida, Dec. 20, 2021. The people were repatriated to Cuba, Dec. 24, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast | 09.16.2021
A good Samaritan reported this chug to Sector Key West watchstanders at approximately 10 a.m., Thursday, a 20-foot chug approximately 23 miles off Islamorada. Station Islamorda's law enforcement crew arrived on scene and reported no medical concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast | 05.21.2019
A Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans small boat crew approaches a 30-foot go-fast vessel with approximately 12 miles off of Villa Clara Province, Cuba, May 20, 2019. The Coast Guard Cutter Seahawk (WPB-87343) crew repatriated the 10 Cuban migrants back to their home of origin. (Coast Guard Photo)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast | 05.20.2019
A Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans small boat crew boards a 30-foot go-fast vessel with approximately 12 miles off of Villa Clara Province, Cuba, May 20, 2019. The Coast Guard Cutter Seahawk (WPB-87343) crew repatriated the 10 Cuban migrants back to their home of origin. (Coast Guard Photo)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 01.13.2016
St. Petersburg, Fla.,-based Cutter Resolute sails in the background Jan. 13, 2016, of an unseaworthy vessel used by Cubans suspected of attempting to illegally migrate to the U.S. The Coast Guard’s top priority is safety of life at sea and works closely with partner agencies to aggressively patrol the Straits of Florida and the Caribbean Sea to detect and deter illegal and unsafe maritime......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 01.13.2016
A crew member from Tactical Law Enforcement Team South, Miami, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, rescues a dog during migrant interdiction operations in the Straits of Florida, Jan. 13, 2016. Since Oct. 1, the Coast Guard 7th District estimates that 1,981 Cubans have attempted to illegally migrate via the sea; these numbers represent total at-sea interdictions, landings and disruptions......
