Coast Guard Search Fails to Locate 10 Cuban Migrants Lost at Sea A search the size of Hawaii took place after eight people were rescued and two were found dead about 18 miles southwest of Key West, Fla., officials said. A U.S. Coast Guard cutter in Key West, Fla., earlier this year. Two cutters from the Key West Station were being used in the search for up to 10 people who were missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized.Credit...U.S. Coast Guard May 27, 2021 KEY WEST, Fla. — A second day of searching an area the size of Hawaii failed to turn up any sign of 10 Cuban migrants lost at sea after the boat they were traveling in sank off the Florida Keys, Coast Guard officials said on Friday.