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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 · May 12, 2022

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 · May 5, 2022

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 · May 5, 2022

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 · Apr 5, 2022

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 · Apr 5, 2022

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 · Apr 4, 2022

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 · Apr 3, 2022

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 · Mar 31, 2022

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 · Mar 28, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022