Lt. Ian Logan and Lt. Landon Klopfenstein, Coast Guard pilots at Air Station Miami, describe their account of a rescue approximately 30 miles off Longboat Key, Florida, Oct. 10th, 2024. The rescue concluded after man who was clinging to a cooler, was hoisted and transported to a local hospital shortly before Hurricane Milton. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg)
Esta semana, la Guardia Costera desplegó embarcaciones y aeronaves adicionales, incluido el USCGC James (WMSL 754), uno de sus buques más nuevos y capaces que patrulla con una Unidad de Tarea de Comando embarcada, en apoyo de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta de Seguridad Nacional - Sureste (HSTF-SE) y Operación “Vigilant Sentry.”
MIAMI — Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast enhanced its operational posture and readiness to address a recent increase in irregular maritime migration originating from the Bahamas and Cuba through the Florida Straits, from Haiti through the Windward Pass, and from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico through the Mona Pass.