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As the number of Haitians and Cubans risking their lives at sea to reach the U.S. surges, the Coast Guard is stepping up its patrols to respond to the influx.
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The white speck appears on the radar screen, bobbing in the surf far below as the waves crash into one another in the deep blue waters of the Florida Straits. A U.S. Coast Guard aviation electronics technician, manning the screen, leans forward for a closer look while cameras from the HC-144 turboprop airplane zero in.