Miami Coast Guard crew intercepts 50 Haitian migrants who were on a makeshift boat
By Howard Cohen
May 25, 2019 12:32 PM, Updated May 26, 2019 09:12 AM
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The Coast Guard intercepted 50 Haitian migrants on an overloaded boat and sent them back to the island.
The Coast Guard’s Robert Yered crew spotted the 30-foot panga boat about 46 miles north of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, on Monday at 5:35 p.m.
The Coast Guard’s smallboat crew boarded the vessel and found 36 Haitian men and 14 Haitian women aboard the rickety boat.
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