Coast Guard repatriates 18 Dominican and 2 Haitian migrants to the Dominican Republic [Image 1 of 3]

PUERTO RICO

10.08.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Crystalynn Kneen 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Tampa Bay

The crew of a Coast Guard Boat Station San Juan 45-foot Response Boat Medium prepares to embark nine Dominican migrants, following an at-sea interdiction by Caribbean Border Interagency Group partner agencies Oct. 8, 2013, approximately 29 nautical miles north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The migrants were transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous and repatriated Oct. 10, 2013, during an at-sea transfer of the migrants to the Dominican Republic navy patrol boat Proción in waters off the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. U.S. Coast Guard photo

• Date Taken: 10.08.2013
• Date Posted: 10.10.2013 11:15
• Photo ID: 1033418
• VIRIN: 131008-G-ZZ999-001
• Resolution: 1280x1024
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• Location: PR