AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Coast Guard and other law enforcement partners rescued 68 Haitian migrants Thursday after smugglers dropped them off near the shores of Mona Island….
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USVI Women Get Lieutenant Commander Promotions In The U.S. Coast Guard
WASHINGTON — USVI aviators Ronaqua Russell and Rebekah Seifer were promoted to lieutenant commander in the U.S. Coast Guard, the Coast Guard announced this week. Seifer and Russell Coast Guard Academy classmates…
Coast Guard Takes 68 Haitian Survivors To Mayaguez After Deadly Illegal Voyage
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier completed the transport of 68 Haitian survivors to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Friday, who were abandoned offshore of Mona Island by smugglers Thursday morning. Among…
Coast Guard Hands Off 36 Dominicans To A D.R. Navy Vessel
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 36 Dominicans to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Friday, following the interdiction of two separate illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters near Puerto…
5 Dead, 68 Haitians Rescued From Waters Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — At least five Haitian migrants drowned and 68 others were rescued Thursday after a suspected human smuggling boat dropped the group off in waters near an uninhabited island west…
Coast Guard Ends Search For Teen Off ‘La Poza del Obispo’ Beach
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended the search for a 19-year-old male in the waters just off ‘La Poza del Obispo’ in Arecibo, Puerto Rico Tuesday night. Still missing is Brian Cortéz…
Coast Guard Airlifts Cadet From Mexican Navy Training Ship Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units combined efforts to medevac an injured cadet from the Mexican Navy training vessel ARM Cuauhtémoc Wednesday morning, approximately 36 nautical miles southwest of…
Coast Guard Rescues 3 Men, 2 Women After Boat Capsizes Near Green Cay Marina
GREEN CAY — A Coast Guard boat crew and two Good Samaritan vessels rescued five persons following a vessel capsizing offshore from Green Cay Marina in St. Croix on Sunday. Rescued are…
Coast Guard Returns 60 Dominicans, 3 Haitians To Hispaniola After Two Illegal Voyages
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter repatriated 60 Dominicans and returned three Haitians to the Dominican Republic between Friday and Saturday, following the interdiction of two separate illegal voyages in Mona Passage…
Coast Guard Seizes $5.2 Million In Cocaine As Part Of Caribbean Corridor Strike Force
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos offloaded 551 pounds (250 kgs) of seized cocaine Tuesday in Puerto Rico. Three men, one Venezuelan and two Dominican Republic nationals, apprehended…