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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Coast Guard repatriates 202 Haitian migrants

MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crew repatriated 202 Haitian migrants Wednesday to Cap Haitian, Haiti.

The repatriation is a combination of two separate interdiction cases, which Coast Guard aircrews and cutter crews located and rescued these migrants.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located an overloaded 50-foot freighter Sunday approximately 30 miles east of Great Inagua Island, Bahamas. The cutter Tahoma crew was diverted to the scene, and safely interdicted and embarked 86 migrants. In addition, the Tahoma crew interdicted another overloaded 50-foot Haitian sail freighter with 115 migrants aboard Monday 33 miles east of Great Inagua, Bahamas with assistance by a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew deployed to Great Inagua.

“The waters of the Caribbean and Florida Straits are dangerous and unforgiving for migrants on illegal voyages, in overloaded vessels with little or no safety gear, needlessly placing lives at risk,” said Rear Adm. Peter Brown, commander of Coast Guard 7th District. “The Coast Guard and its partner agencies continue to maintain a strong presence along our maritime border and will continue to interdict and rescue those who embark on these illegal and ill-advised voyages in these unsafe vessels.”

Once aboard Coast Guard cutters, all migrants receive food, water, shelter and medical attention.

Approximately 1,040 Haitian migrants have attempted to illegally migrate to the U.S. via the maritime environment since Oct. 1 compared to 1,869 Haitian migrants in fiscal year 2017. These numbers represent the total number of at-sea interdictions, landings and disruptions in the Florida Straits, the Caribbean and Atlantic.

The cutter Tahoma is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Time to REPATRIATE the millions of Illegal Mexicans Now !!!

Anonymous said...

They were trying to join DACA !!!

Anonymous said...

Cap Haitian is the armpit of the Caribbean.

Anonymous said...

Hatians aka nasty people I have a house full of the next door to me .

Anonymous said...

Welcome home!

Anonymous said...

Repatriate California Back to Mexico !!!! LOL

Anonymous said...

Ship 'em back!

Anonymous said...

Try Laurel and Seaford, thy could round up a couple thousand easily...

Anonymous said...

Ship ALL Immigrants to California.

Anonymous said...

they have faces look like a prehistoric fish and they are LOUD all the time

Anonymous said...

The U.S. is a terrible place for people of color. Why would they want to come here?

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
The U.S. is a terrible place for people of color. Why would they want to come here?

March 15, 2018 at 1:57 PM

STFU!! Y'all have it made over here.