The United States Coast Guard on Friday stated the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon just lately rescued 11 Haitian migrants who had been left stranded by smugglers on the uninhabited pure reserve of Monito Island, Puerto Rico, within the Mona Passage.
“Deterring harmful and irregular migration to the USA by sea is each a matter of making certain U.S. border safety and a lifesaving mission for many who take to the ocean with out understanding the hazards and perils of this journey,” stated Lieutenant Peter Diamontopulos, Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon commanding officer.
“I’m extraordinarily pleased with my crew’s skill to rescue all 11 migrants from a extremely harmful setting with no meals or water and publicity to the weather,” he added. “The danger to life will not be value it; taking to the ocean isn’t the reply. Search authorized migration pathways.”
The U.S. Coast Guard stated watch standers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, obtained a communication from the crew of the fishing vessel Likeo, reporting a bunch of individuals in orange shirts who seemed to be stranded on the rocky cliffs of Monito Island.
Watch standers directed the launch of a Coast Guard helicopter and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon to verify the report and supply rescue help, the US Coast Guard stated.
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It stated the Coast Guard aircrew sighted the group on Monito and vectored within the Cutter Richard Dixon to their location.
As soon as on scene, the U.S. Coast Guard stated favorable sea state circumstances allowed the cutter to securely method Monito Island.
The US Coast Guard stated the crew offered life jackets to the group of six males and 5 girls, who claimed to be Haitian nationals.
“The Coast Guard boat crew offered directions to every migrant to carry onto a life ring whereas sporting a life jacket and soar into the water,” the US Coast Guard stated. “As soon as within the water, the Coast Guard boat crew safely recovered every migrant and transferred them to the Cutter Richard Dixon.”
All 11 migrants had been transferred to Ramey Sector U.S. Border Patrol brokers in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
“Migrants who’re interdicted at sea or apprehended ashore is not going to be allowed to remain in the USA or a US territory,” the US Coast Guard stated. “Moreover, anybody who arrives unlawfully could also be declared ineligible for authorized immigration parole choices and be repatriated to their nation of origin or returned to the nation of departure.”
