A Coast Guard Air Station Miami aircrew rescues a man clinging to a cooler approximately 30 miles off Longboat Key, Florida, Oct. 9th, 2024. The man was taken to Tampa General hospital for medical care after Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg lost communications with the man at approximately 6:45 p.m. (U.S. Coast Guard video)
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.