Thursday April 14, 2011 - 10:19 AM EDT
MMD Press Releases
Author:
info@massmediadistribution.com (MMD Newswire)
MIAMI (MMD Newswire) April 14, 2011 - - The crew of the Coast Guard
Cutter Sawfish repatriated 10 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba,
Wednesday.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant located a rustic vessel with
six Cuban migrants aboard in the Straits of Florida Sunday. The crew of
the cutter Kodiak Island was diverted and, once on scene, safely
embarked the Cuban migrants.
Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., watchstanders received notification
from a good Samaritan that they were on scene with a rustic vessel south
of Florida Friday. The five Cuban migrants aboard the rustic vessel were
brought aboard a Coast Guard Station Marathon smallboat and later
transferred to the cutter Kodiak Island.
One Cuban migrant is awaiting further disposition.
For more information on how to legally immigrate to the United States,
call U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) at 1-800-375-5283
or visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov.
Once aboard a Coast Guard cutter, all migrants are provided with food,
water, shelter and basic medical attention.
The cutter Valiant is a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in
Miami.
The cutter Kodiak Island is a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Key West.
The cutter Sawfish is an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Key West.
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