A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew discovered an overcrowded boat loaded with approximately 240 migrants near the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. CBP officials say the boat was taking on water and in danger of sinking prior to a rescue operation.
A Jacksonville-based Air and Marine Branch Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft detected a vessel on the afternoon of May 31 in the Atlantic Ocean about 65 miles south of the Turks and Caicos Islands, CBP officials stated. The boat is described as a 50-foot Haitian wooden craft equipped with two outboard engines. The watercraft, loaded with 240 migrants…
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