All interdictions took place on Friday, May 21.
In the first event, the Cutter Kathleen Mooreâs crew located a migrant vessel and notified Sector Key West watchstanders, approximately 45 miles north of Bahia Honda, Cuba.
In the second, the Coast Guard Cutter Resoluteâs crew spotted and rescued migrants from the water, approximately 16 miles south of Key West. Cutter Resoluteâs crew transferred the migrants to Cutter Kathleen Moore.
In the third event, a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew spotted a rustic vessel and notified Sector Key West watchstanders, approximately 23 miles south of Key West. The Cutter Resolute arrived at the scene and took on the migrants with no medical concerns reported. Cutter Resoluteâs crew transferred the migrants to Cutter Kathleen Moore.
Two people are dead and ten are missing after a boat capsized near Key West, Florida on Thursday. The United States Coast Guard says it is still searching for the missing people. “USCG assets rescued 8 people and recovered 2 bodies from the water at approximately 1pm, Thursday, 18 miles southwest of Key West,” the Coast Guard said on its official Twitter account. “USCG assets are currently searching for another 10 possible people in the water.”.