The United States Coast Guard has suspended the search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing after their boat capsized near Key West, Florida last week. Authorities say they kept up the search for 123 hours, covering almost 9,000 square miles, before deciding to call it off. “The decision to suspend a search is always difficult and is made after careful consideration of all the facts,” Captain Adam Chamie, commander of the Coast Guard’s Key.
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The U.S. Coast Guard said it has suspended the search for 10 Cuban migrants believed missing from a boat that capsized off Key West, Florida.
Two people were killed and 10 were believed missing in the incident, the U.S. Coast Guard had reported on Thursday.
Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, Customs and Border Protection, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission air and surface asset personnel conducted multiple search patterns for more than 123 hours, covering about 8,864 square miles, the Coast Guard said in a statement on Sunday. The Coast Guard, partner Department of Defense and local agency crews searched continuously the past three days to locate the missing 10 people, said Captain Adam Chamie, Commander of Sector Key West.
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that it will be stopping its search for the missing Cuban migrants, who went missing several days ago near Key West after their vessel capsized.