Florida
Coast Guard helps intercept ‘overloaded’ vessel carrying 240 Haitians off the coast of Turks and Caicos
by: Sophia Fanning
Posted: Jun 6, 2026 / 02:48 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 7, 2026 / 05:41 AM EDT
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The U.S. Coast Guard helped intercept an “overloaded” boat carrying 240 migrants from Haiti as it began taking on water off the coast of Turks and Caicos, the agency said.
On the evening of May 31, Southeast District watchstanders reported the boat about 15 miles off the islands’ coast, and they diverted an aircrew from Miami to locate it and guide other units there.
United States Coast Guard
The USCG was assisted in the operation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.
CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said the passengers were “attempting an illegal maritime migration,” and said the boat was in danger of sinking due to the overcrowding.
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/coast-guard-helps-intercept-overloaded-vessel-carrying-240-haitians-off-the-coast-of-turks-and-caicos/
