Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue 187 people 17 miles southwest of Turks and Caicos Islands [Image 2 of 2]

BAHAMAS

12.21.2019

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

The Turks and Caicos Police Force transfers search and rescue survivors ashore, Dec. 21, 2019 after working with the Coast Guard and Royal Bahamas Defence Force to rescue them. The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906) crew and a Her Majesty's Bahamian Ship crew arrived on scene and embarked the 187 people between the two ships after a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, forward deployed to the Great Inagua, Bahamas, spotted a 30-foot vessel carrying 187 people. (Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 12.21.2019
• Date Posted: 12.21.2019 20:28
• Photo ID: 5996037
• VIRIN: 191221-G-G0107-1002
• Resolution: 1200x1600
• Size: 630.71 KB
• Location: BS