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A 27-foot vessel stopped off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida, with 18 Haitian migrants aboard in June 2021. (PHOTO: US COAST GUARD)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The United States Coast Guard (USCG), homeported in Key West, transferred 18 Haitian migrants and a Bahamian to The Bahamas over the weekend, after stopping a vessel the men and women were on approximately one mile east of Lake Worth Inlet on Thursday.
“Palm Beach Sheriff officers had reported to Sector Miami watchstanders [that] a 27-foot vessel was located boating without lights at night,” the US Coast Guard said yesterday.
“They were stopped for safety concerns and it was discovered the vessel was overloaded with 18 Haitians and one Bahamian.”
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More boating patrols planned for Fourth of July weekend
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife effort will focus on preventing drownings and drunken boating.
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State wardens will increase boating patrols this Fourth of July weekend to prevent boating under the influence and curb a recent uptick in drownings, the state said in a statement.
The enforcement is part of the Operation Dry Water national campaign, which aims to bring awareness to the dangers of boating under the influence and, “reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related incidents and fatalities through increased awareness,” the release stated.
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