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Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, detected a vessel with 40 migrants onboard near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico.
On June 6, at approximately 12:28 a.m., the Caribbean Air and Marine Operations Center (CAMOC) detected a target of interest west of Desecheo Island. CAMOC relayed the information to a National Air Security Operations Center DHC-8 aircrew, who located the 25- to 30-foot rustic vessel with multiple people onboard.
The vessel appeared disabled and unable to make way. The DHC-8 aircrew maintained surveillance and guided a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) cutter to the location. As the cutter approached, the vessel began moving toward Puerto Rico’s shoreline.
USCG intercepted the vessel at around 2:00 a.m. Forty individuals were apprehended - 36 nationals from the Dominican Republic (34 adult males, 2 adult females), three Haitian nationals (all adult males), and one Uzbekistan national (adult male).
| Date Taken: | 06.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2026 11:21 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1010203 |
| VIRIN: | 260530-H-XI905-1101 |
| Filename: | DOD_111763438 |
| Length: | 00:00:24 |
| Location: | US |
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