Coast Guard Intercepts Boat With 80 Haitian Migrants Off Biscayne Bay

A boat with approximately 80 Haitian migrants was intercepted Sunday about 18 miles east off Biscayne Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

According to a tweet, the call of a migrant boat came in from a "good Sam" and the Coast Guard and other agencies are investigating further.

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#BREAKING @USCG intercepted over 80 Haitian migrants, Sunday, approx 18 mi east of the coast of Biscayne Bay.

A good Sam called the #USCG reporting a migrant voyage. CG Surface/Air assets & partner agencies are on scene.

More details to follow. pic.twitter.com/4jjQuXlHPc
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) September 13, 2021

It is the latest migrant boat intercepted from Haiti since the massive earthquake devastated the island-nation and killed over 2,000 people on Aug. 14, just weeks after the island's president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated.

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