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Cubans Stranded for 33 Days Now in US Immigration Detention
Three Cubans who capsized and survived 33 days drinking coconut water and eating shellfish and rats on a deserted rocky islet south of Florida are now in U.S. immigration custody
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Three Cubans Stranded on Island Off Bahamas for Over a Month
The Coast Guard rescued three Cuban national who say they lived off of conches for 33 days on an island near the Bahamas. NBC 6’s Laura Rodriguez reports
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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Boat That Left Bahamas With 20 on Board
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for an overdue vessel carrying about 20 passengers, according to a news release. The blue-and-white vessel never made it to its destination in Lake Worth, Fla. after departing from Bimini, Bahamas, the news release said. The Coast Guard and partner agencies searched 17,000 square miles, for roughly 84 hours. No pictures or…
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Coast Guard, Bahamian Military Continue Search for Overdue Florida-Bound Vessel
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Bahamian military continued the search for a vessel with at least eight passengers on board that never made it to its destination in Florida. The 29-foot Mako Cuddy Cabin vessel departed Freeport, Grand Bahama, on Monday with at least 8-10 passengers on board, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force said in a statement Thursday....
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Here Is What $400 Million of Cocaine and Marijuana Looks Like
The United States Coast Guard pulled into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with $400 million worth of cocaine and marijuana. The drugs were confiscated in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Coast Guard Releases More Than 200 Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Off Florida Coast
Crew members from the Coast Guard Station in Fort Lauderdale released more than 200 sea turtles into the ocean last week. The turtles, which included Green, Loggerhead and Hawksbill species, had been rescued during nesting season and treated at various hospitals along Florida’s east coast. “Since the pandemic, we’ve had a hard time finding volunteers to assist us with...
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Search for 4 Missing Fishermen Off Mass. Coast Suspended
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday evening for four missing fishermen whose boat, the Emmy Rose, sank a day earlier off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts. In a tweet Tuesday morning, the Coast Guard said crews had searched throughout the night for the fishermen, who are all believed to be from Maine. The 82-foot boat’s home port...
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Servicewomen Killed in Alabama Plane Crash Identified
Authorities have identified the two service members who were killed when their plane crashed in a residential Alabama neighborhood.
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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Diver Off Gulf Coast of Florida
The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for a 42-year-old diver who went missing
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Coast Guard Offloads Over $228 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana at Port Everglades
Coast Guard crews began to offload over 28,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana Thursday morning at a South Florida port. Officials say the drugs, worth more than $228 million in street value, were offloaded at Port Everglades after the cutter Hamilton arrived before 8 a.m. The drugs were captured during several interdictions in both the Caribbean Sea and the eastern…
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Over $228 Million Drugs Off Loaded at Fort Lauderdale
NBC 6’s Julia Bagg has the latest with officials from the Coast Guard praising the work in taking over two dozen people into custody as a result.
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Copilot Who Survived Atlantic Plane Crash Sends a Message of Hope Amid Pandemic
Words of encouragement are coming in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic from a South Florida man who is lucky to be alive. Rolland Silva survived a cargo plane crash in the Atlantic last year and has been on a 15 month journey to fly again. He believes his experience can inspire others trying to make it through this global…
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Estimated $408 Million Worth of Seized Drugs Offloaded at Port Everglades
Nearly $408 million worth of marijuana and cocaine was offloaded Tuesday morning at a South Florida port. Coast Guard officials say the nearly 30,000 pounds of drugs – 23,000 pounds of cocaine and just under 7,000 pounds of marijuana – were seized from drug smuggling vessels off the coasts of Mexico and both Central and South America. “Working along side…
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Person Dies in Late Night Boat Crash Near Miami Beach
The U.S. Coast Guard says one person was injured when two boats collided near Star Island off Miami Beach
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Coast Guard Taps Cellphone Location Data to Speed Searches
The U.S. Coast Guard is tapping into cellphone location data to quickly locate distressed boaters.
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Coast Guard: Cruise Ships Must Stay at Sea With Sick Onboard
The U.S. Coast Guard has directed cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely” offshore during the coronavirus pandemic
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Coast Guard Says Cruise Ships Must Stay at Sea With Sick Onboard
The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely” offshore during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.
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Broward Commissioners Discuss Cruise Concerns
Passengers from an ill-fated South American cruise are eager to disembark once they reach South Florida, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state’s health care resources are already stretched too thin to take on another ship’s coronavirus caseload. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.