BUSY 2 DAYS! Coast Guard Rescues 2 BVI Fishermen, 2 PR Jetskiers, Recovers 1 Body
SAN JUAN — U.S. Coast Guard aircrews rescued two men Monday morning from a capsized boat in the British Virgin Islands, and they also rescued a man and a woman…
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Colombian Who Aided In Delivery Of 1,355 Pounds Of Marijuana Gets 2.75 Years
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Columbian traveling in a go-fast boat with 1,355 pounds of marijuana off the Pacific coast of Columbia got 2.75 years in prison after his conviction as…
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U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts 2 Illegal Voyages And 38 Illegal Dominican Migrants At Sea
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 36 of 38 migrants to the Dominican Republic Wednesday afternoon, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages just off Cabo Rojo and…
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U.S. Coast Guard Takes 48 of 49 Migrants Back To Santo Domingo After Intercepting 3 Illegal Voyages
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 28 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Friday and Sunday, while 20 other migrants were repatriated October 12, following the interception of…
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Coast Guard Returns 45 Dominican Illegals Back To Santo Domingo On Sunday
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 45 of 48 migrants to the Dominican Republic Sunday afternoon, following the interdiction of three illegal voyages in the Mona…
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Yachts Anchored Too Closely Together In Magens Bay Get Local Citizens Riled Up
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Yachts apparently anchored too closely together on St. Thomas earned the ire of several concerned citizens on social media this weekend. Ronnie Lockhart of St. Thomas posted…
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Coast Guard Wants Boaters To Stay Safe This Holiday Weekend
MIAMI — The Coast Guard reminds boaters throughout the Caribbean to use extra caution while out on the water this holiday weekend. Coast Guard crews, along with local and state law enforcement…
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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Boater After He Is Rescued By Police
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police concluded their search for an overdue boater, who was found stranded and rescued by the crew of a Puerto Rico…
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Coast Guard Stops 2 Illegal Voyages In The Mona Passage, Sends 33 Migrants Back To Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic this morning, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in the Mona Passage near…
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U.S. Coast Guard Offloads $48 Million In Cocaine, Brings 6 Suspected Drug Smugglers To Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez offloaded approximately 1,981 kilograms of cocaine, 28 kilograms of amphetamines and six suspected smugglers at Sector San Juan…