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133 Cuban Migrants Repatriated
U.S. Coast Guard, June
7, 2006. Posted on Military.com.
Miami, Fl. - The crew of the Coast Guard
Cutter Drummond repatriated 97 Cuban migrants
to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba today;
and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Metompkin
repatriated 36 Cuban migrants Tuesday.
Within the last 48 hours 133 illegal migrants
have been repatriated. Forty three of the
migrants were spotted by two Customs and
Border Protection aircraft on a grossly
overloaded 38-foot go-fast vessel trying
to enter the U.S. illegally Monday.
Customs and Border Protection interceptor
boats disabled the vessel's engines and
the migrants were transferred to the Coast
Guard Cutter Diligence.
Also Monday, the crew of the Diligence
located a rustic vessel 50 miles south of
Key West, Fla., with 18 people on board.
The migrants were transferred to the cutter
Diligence without incident.
Since Saturday, 10 groups of illegal migrants
have been interdicted and make up the 133
repatriated.
Once onboard Coast Guard cutters, all migrants
recieve food, water and any neccessary medical
treatment.
The cutter Diligence is a 210-foot medium
endurance cutter homeported in Wilmington,
N.C.
The cutter Drummond is a 110-foot patrol
boat homeported in Key West.
The cutter Metompkin is a 123-foot patrol
boat homeported in Key West.
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