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Six migrants repatriated after two responses
The 'Isaac Mayo' repatriated six migrants to Cuba on Oct 13, following the interdiction of a precarious boat and the assistance to a disabled fishing boat on the Florida Straits. On Oct 8, Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received notification from a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew of a rustic vessel southwest of Cay Sal. A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew located the boat, and the Coast Guard Cutter 'Raymond Evans' embarked three Cuban males. One person was later medically evacuated to shore for a higher level of care. On Oct 11, a Coast Guard Air Station Miami aircrew located a disabled Cuban fishing vessel with four people aboard approximately 46 nautical miles southeast of Key West. The 'Isaac Mayo' responded and rescued the four people. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4624596/coast-guard-repatriates-6-aliens-to-cuba/
Homeland Security Task Force San Juan partners apprehend a stowaway, seized $4.8 million in cocaine off Arecibo
The 'Joseph Tezanos' and 'Isaac Mayo' along with the Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region law enforcement partners apprehended a stowaway and seized a weapon and nine bales of cocaine off the northern coast of Arecibo, Puerto Rico on June 10, 2026. The seized cocaine weighed approximately 237.75 kgs and is estimated to have a wholesale value of $4.8 million. The apprehended drug trafficker faces federal prosecution on drug trafficking and firearms charges. During an at sea boarding of the barge 'Crimson Clover' during the vessel’s transit to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters located athe stowaway with a firearm and nine bales of suspected contraband that were tested and confirmed to be cocaine. The 'Isaac Mayo' then met with Homeland Security Task Force San Juan law enforcement partners at theCoast Guard Base San Juan, who received custody of the smuggler, weapon, and cocaine. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4514936/homeland-security-task-force-san-juan-partners-apprehend-a-stowaway-seize-48-mi/
12 migrants repatriated to Cuba
The 'Isaac Mayo' repatriated 12 refugees to Cuba on Jan 29, 2025, following two migration attempts. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations crew notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of a raft on Jan. 19, approximately 21 nautical miles south of Long Key. Sector Key West command center watchstanders diverted the crew of Coast Guard Cutter 'Charles David Jr'. to interdict. A good Samaritan notified Coast Guard Sector New Orleans that they embarked seven migrants from a disabled vessel on Jan 23, about 50 nautical miles southwest of Cuba in the Yucatan Passage. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders notified Coast Guard District Seven command center watchstanders who diverted the Coast Guard Cutter 'Reliance' to respond. No injuries were reported. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutters, the boat people were processed to determine their identity and nationality, and are provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before repatriation to their country of origin or return to the country from which they departed. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4047571/coast-guard-repatriates-12-aliens-to-cuba/
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