Coast Guard Repatriates 112 Haitian Migrants Found at Sea

The migrants were repatriated to Cap Haitien, Haiti

The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 112 Haitian migrants who had been found at sea earlier in the week.

The migrants were repatriated to Cap Haitien, Haiti on Friday. They had been found on Wednesday in the Caribbean Sea on a sail freighter west of Great Inagua, Bahamas. 

The 87 men, 19 women and six children were given life jackets and transferred to a Coast Guard vessel. They were all given food, water, shelter, and medical care.

"Taking to sea in a grossly overloaded vessel with little or no safety gear needlessly places human lives at risk. The Coast Guard will continue to rescue Haitian migrants from their peril at sea and will always do so in a professional manner that preserves the dignity of all people," said Capt. Brendan McPherson, 7th Coast Guard District chief of enforcement, in a statement.
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