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Eleven dead after Haitian migrant vessel capsizes near Puerto Rico

At least 11 people drowned when a vessel carrying Haitian migrants capsized near Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday, amid a steady increase in migrants attempting reach U.S. shores in dangerous marine voyages.

Reuters

At least 11 dead after boat capsized off Puerto Rico: US Coast Guard

Miami (AFP) - At least 11 people died after their boat, which was carrying an unknown number of passengers, overturned off the coast of Puerto Rico, the US Coast Guard said Thursday.

AFP

11 dead and 31 rescued after boat capsizes in waters off Puerto Rico

Overturned craft was initially spotted by a US Customs and Border Protection helicopter

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At least 11 people dead after boat carrying Haitian migrants capsizes near Puerto Rico

At least 11 people died and 31 people were rescued after a boat carrying Haitian migrants overturned Thursday near an uninhabited island off Puerto Rico’s western coast, according to federal authorities.

Miami Herald

Ruling threatens US power as world's high-seas drug police

A little-noticed federal appeals court ruling this year threatens a key weapon in the United States’ war on drugs: A decades-old law that gives the U_S_ broad authority to make high-seas drug smuggling arrests anywhere in the world, even if those drugs aren't bound for the U_S_ The Maritime Drug…

The Independent UK

US Coast Guard returns 49 migrants to Cuba following interceptions off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday returned 49 people to Cuba after stopping four vessels off the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald

US Coast Guard stops a total of 84 Cuban migrants at sea over a 3-day span

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard stopped a total of 84 people from Cuba migrating by sea off the Bahamas and the Florida Keys last week.

Miami Herald

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As sea crossings by Haitian and Cuban migrants increase, so do US Coast Guard patrols

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…

Miami Herald

Passenger jumps overboard Carnival cruise ship off coast of Florida

Search for man set to continue through the night

The Independent UK

Nearly 90 Haitian migrants returned 4 days after they were stopped at sea

MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter returned 89 people to Haiti on Tuesday who were stopped at sea days earlier aboard an overloaded sailboat off the southeastern coast of Cuba.

Miami Herald

Biden nominating first woman to lead a branch of the US military

Admiral Linda Fagan’s ‘historic nomination is sure to inspire next generation of women’ Homeland Security Secretary says

The Independent UK

47,000 Cubans have arrived at the US border in recent months

MIAMI — A Cuban diving instructor was recently rescued near Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, after sailing from Cuba on a windsurfing board. If the attempt seems desperate, it is not exceptional:

Miami Herald

Ever Forward to be unloaded before next refloat try

After two unsuccessful attempts to free the grounded Ever Forward in the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard says containers will be removed to lighten the load before another try

The Independent UK

Coast Guard seizes more than $243 million of cocaine, offloads it in Miami Beach

MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard crew offloaded more than $243 million worth of cocaine at their base in Miami Beach following a 45-day patrol in the Caribbean, according to the military branch.

Miami Herald

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The Independent UK

Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths

An Associated Press review of conflict databases compiled by non-governmental organizations, government tallies, and media reports found in the past five years more than 360 instances of state authorities ramming or shooting at foreign fishing boats, sometimes leading to deaths

The Independent UK

Attempt to free grounded Ever Forward set for Tuesday

The U.S. Coast Guard says crews will try to free a container ship that's been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than two weeks

The Independent UK

Elian López: US Coast Guard rescues Cuban migrant who windsurfed to Florida for cancer treatment

The windsurfer was equipped with a life jacket, GPS system, and multiple cell phones

Miami Herald

US Coast Guard sends back to Haiti nearly 200 migrants rescued at sea

MIAMI — Nearly 200 migrants were returned to Haiti on Tuesday after being picked up near the Caribbean nation’s coastline, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

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Coast Guard's failure to act on boat safety costs lives in Conception fire, feds say

LOS ANGELES — Federal investigators on Monday criticized the U.S. Coast Guard for failing to heed years of boat safety recommendation, saying more aggressive action could have prevented the 2019 boat fire that killed 34 off the coast here as well as other deadly maritime incidents.

The Independent UK

Dredging seeks to free grounded cargo ship in Chesapeake Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard says dredging has begun to free a cargo ship that's been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than a week

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in US, a Year after Sister Vessel Blocked Suez Canal

The Ever Forward container ship is currently grounded in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, according to the US Coast Guard, nearly a year after another ship run by the same company blocked the Suez Canal for six days. The container ship is operated by Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd, the…

The Independent UK

Coast Guard mom found guilty of killing her baby as prosecutors share postpartum search history

She did not testify during the trial, which was held at a USCG facility in Alaska

AFP

US Coast Guard searches waters off Puerto Rico after boat capsizes

Miami (AFP) - US Coast Guard authorities searched waters off Puerto Rico Friday after a boat carrying more than 20 people capsized in the second migrant smuggling accident in a week.

AFP

Coast Guard ending search for bodies from capsize off Florida

Miami (AFP) - The US Coast Guard said Thursday it will soon call off the search for dozens of people missing from a boat that capsized off Florida last weekend in a suspected human smuggling tragedy.

AFP

US Coast Guard finds one body in search for dozens after boat capsizes

Miami (AFP) - US Coast Guard crews searching for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida have found one body so far in a race against time to find survivors, officials said Wednesday.

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