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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 3 People After Watercraft Capsizes Near ‘Goat Island’

SAN JUAN — A U.S. Coast Guard Station and Puerto Rico Emergency Management crews rescued three persons Tuesday night from a capsized watercraft just off “Isla de Cabras” Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.…

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U.S. Coast Guard Returns 12 Would-Be Illegal Migrants Back To Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier repatriated 12 migrants from an interdicted illegal voyage and transferred two men, who were rescued in a separate case, to a…

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For 6 People Missing From Capsized Boat Since Sunday

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard rescue crews ended the search Wednesday night for possible survivors of a capsized migrant boat in the Mona Passage near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. Six…

VI Free Press December 3, 2020

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4 Rescued, 6 Missing After Boat Capsizes Near Desecheo Island Off Of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard said today that four people have been rescued and it is searching for six more who were on a boat that capsized west…

VI Free Press December 1, 2020

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3 Dominicans With 816 Pounds Of Cocaine Nabbed By U.S. Coast Guard, CBP Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) was involved in a $10 million drug bust in Caribbean waters recently. The U.S. Coast…

VI Free Press November 29, 2020

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U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts 2 Illegal Voyages Off The Coast Of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted two illegal voyages Sunday off the coast of Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said this week. Puerto Rican Border Patrol…

VI Free Press November 25, 2020

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2 Columbians Who Tried To Smuggle 3,384 Pounds Of Cocaine On Submarine Get 5 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Columbians who pleaded guilty to being on a mini-submarine with 3,384 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Ecuador got five years in prison from a…

VI Free Press November 19, 2020

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National Response Corp. Extracts 1,500 Gallons Of ‘Oily Water’ From Krause Lagoon As U.S. Coast Guard Watches

CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. Coast Guard pollution teams have been monitoring clean-up operations of discharged oil from a sunken tugboat in Krause Lagoon on St. Croix since Tuesday. So far, 1,500 gallons…

VI Free Press November 18, 2020

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U.S. Coast Guard Works To Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Tugboat In Krause Lagoon On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Coast Guard is working to clean up oil leaking from an abandoned tugboat in Krause Lagoon on St. Croix’s south shore. The owner of St. Croix Renaissance…

John McCarthy November 18, 2020

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USS Sioux City Assists Distressed Mariner In The Caribbean

SANTO DOMINGO -— The USS Sioux City recently assisted in the rescue of a mariner in medical distress while operating in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations in the…

VI Free Press November 16, 2020