Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew repatriated 132 aliens to Haiti, Monday, following a maritime interdiction approximately 50 miles southeast of Marathon.
A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew based out of Jacksonville and a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders, Tuesday, of a 30-foot overloaded sailing vessel transiting northwest between Cuba and Cay Sal Bank.
“The Coast Guard will continue to prioritize strengthening our domestic integrity and disrupting attempts to enter the United States illegally by sea,” said Lt. Zane Carter, a Coast Guard District Seven enforcement officer. “We are steadfast in our mission to safeguard America by securing our maritime borders.”
The original announcement can be found here.