Coast Guard repatriated 159 back to Cuba during July
sun-sentinel.com
Posted August 2 2006, 2:50 PM EDT
MIAMI - Coast Guard patrol boats repatriated 159 illegal Cubans to Bahia
de Cabañas, Cuba, in seven repatriations during the month of July.
The migrants were interdicted while attempting to enter the U.S.
illegally during the month of July, the Coast Guard said. Of the people
intercepted, there were two significant groups.
One group of 26 was interdicted on a go-fast vessel 44 miles south of
Marquesas on July 10 while anoyther group of 18 was picked up at sea by
the Carnival cruise ship Triumph, 15 miles north of Havana, Cuba. The
group was reported to have been waving a white flag on July 9.
Once onboard Coast Guard cutters, all of those detained recieve food,
water and any neccessary medical attention.
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