CG CHARLES SEXTON

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24 migrants encountered on Loggerhead Key

Border Patrol agents assigned to the Miami Sector, along with Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, the Coast Guard, and local law enforcement partners within Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast, responded to a migrant landing at the Dry Tortugas National Park, approximately 70 miles east of Key West, on Sep 9, 2023. Border Patrol agents encountered 23 Cuban migrants who were stranded on Loggerhead Key after making landfall on a homemade vessel. During interviews, the migrants notified agents that someone jumped overboard while out at sea and was missing from the group. Coast Guard Sector Key West command center watchstanders launched SAR crews. Nearly 24 hours into the search and rescue effort, a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew located a person in the water approximately seven nautical miles north of Loggerhead Key, on Sep 10. The'Charles Sexton' crew was diverted to rescue the survivor and transferred him to a Monroe County Trauma Star aircraft for transportation to higher level medical care, where he remained in stable condition. The survivor correlated to the unlawful migrant venture landing. The 24 total Cuban migrants were to be interviewed, processed for removal proceedings, and transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Enforcement and Removal Operations custody for repatriation. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3522485/multi-agency-task-force-efforts-lead-to-rescue-in-south-florida/

59 Cubans transferred to Bahamas and Cuba

The Coast Guard Cutters 'Charles Sexton' and 'James' transferred 32 Cubans to the Bahamas and repatriated 27 Cubans to Cuba on March 15. An Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew had notified Coast Guard District 7 watchstanders of a migrant vessel on fire on March 9 at approximately noon, less than one mile off Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. All the people on the vessel made it safely to shore. The aircrew dropped food, water, and a radio. The people reported all to be safe on land. The Bahamian authorities requested Coast Guard assistance in rescuing the people off the island. A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant vessel on March 12 at approximately 9:40 a.m., about 12 miles south of Sombrero Beach. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew notified the 'James' of a migrant vessel the same day at midnight, about 30 miles southwest of Key West. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/bahamas-cuba-migrants/

Coast Guard Cutters rescued migrants from makeshift boat

The 'Charles Sexton' rescued four migrants from a makeshift sailing boat in the afternoon of March 5, 2023, about 60 nauticla miles off Marathon in worsening weather. Photos: https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1632817054427250694