33 Cubans Arrive Near Nuclear Power Plant
A member of the Cuban group called Turkey Point saying they had landed in the canal area
Friday, Nov 27, 2009 | Updated 3:45 PM EDT
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HAVANA, CUBA - JUNE 21: Thousands of Cubans wave flags during a rally outside the U.S. Interest Section June 21, 2004 in Havana, Cuba. Cuban President Fidel Castro criticized U.S. travel restrictions during the demonstration. (Photo by Jorge Rey/Getty Images)
Florida Power & Light reported to nuclear regulators that 33 Cubans landed in the cooling canals of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant on Thanksgiving.
The report indicates that at 1:28 p.m. Thursday a member of the Cuban group called the Turkey Point control room saying they had landed in the canal area with 29 adults and four children.
The control room then called plant security, "who located and assumed control over the Cuban nationals without incident." Security called Miami-Dade police for assistance. Police arrived at 2:25 p.m., which then called U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Telephone calls to Border Patrol were not immediately returned.
FPL said in an e-mail that the plant site was not affected in any way.
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