Overcrowded Migrant Vessel with 240 People on Board Intercepted Near Turks and Caicos
Crews guided the vessel to shore and transferred all 240 migrants to local authorities after it began taking on water.
- On Sunday, the Coast Guard, CBP Air and Marine Operations, and authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands interdicted a vessel carrying 240 Haitian migrants about 65 nautical miles south of the islands.
- The dangerous voyage follows a surge in violence in Haiti, where the United Nations estimates over 1.4 million people have been displaced by gang activity, forcing residents like Monique Verdieux to flee their homes.
- A Border Protection patrol plane spotted the vessel taking on water at 1445 hours, prompting watchstanders to direct local marine units to the scene as occupants bailed out the boat.
- Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott shared aerial footage Thursday of the rescue, confirming that the Turks and Caicos Islands Border Force took custody of the 240 migrants after responders secured the vessel.
- Coast Guard deputy Chelsea Garcia warned that such maritime journeys are "extremely hazardous," urging individuals to pursue "safe, legal, and orderly avenues for migration" rather than risking their lives on overcrowded vessels.
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Overcrowded migrant vessel with 240 people on board intercepted near Turks and Caicos
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