CG CHARLES DAVID JR

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16 migrants repatriated to Cuba

The 'Charles David Jr.' repatriated 16 migrants to Cuba on April 12, 2024, following an interdiction of a migrant venture near Key West, Florida. A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of a suspected migrant voyage on April 7 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutter, all migrants received food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3740350/coast-guard-repatriates-16-migrants-to-cuba/

25 migrants repatriated to Cuba

The 'Charles David Jr.' repatriated 25 migrants to Cuba on Feb 21, following an interdiction of a migrant venture near Key West, Florida. A A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of a suspected migrant voyage on Feb 17 at approximately 2 p.m. Once aboard the Coast Guard cutter, all migrants received food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3682843/coast-guard-repatriates-25-migrants-to-cuba/

Crew rescued from sinking yacht

The 'Charles David Jr.' rescued four people off a sinking boat south of Dry Tortugas National Park in the early morning of Feb 19, 2024. amid heavy seas and weather caused by a passing storm after the EPIRB was activated on board their vessel. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Seventh District Command Center and Sector Key West received the distress signal and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter towards the boat’s position, approximately 35 nautical miles south of the Dry Tortugas. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew out of Coast Guard Air Station Miami was also launched to the scene. The air and cutter crews reached the sinking boat shortly after midnight. A rescue swimmer was lowered from the helicopter to the boat, where it was determined that one passenger aboard required emergency medical attention. However, heavy seas prevented the air crew from being able to hoist those aboard directly to the helicopter. The crew of the 'Charles David, Jr.' launched a small boat to transfer the crew off the sinking boat and bring them to the cutter, where the person requiring emergency treatment was hoisted to the aircraft and flown to Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West for further treatment. The other three people were brought back to Key West aboard the cutter. The yacht remained adrift at sea. Sector Key West has issued a Special Marine Information Broadcast alerting boaters in the area to the vessel. Report with phboto: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3680370/coast-guard-rescues-4-from-sinking-vessel-off-florida-keys/