JOSEPH DOYLE

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Vessel towed to San Juan

The 'Joseph Doyle' and a boat crew of the USCG Station San Juan assisted four mariners aboard the disabled 75-ft-m/v 'Sueño I', with four crew members on board, off Carolina, Puerto Rico, on July 30. The Dominican Republic nationals were on a voyage from Tortola to Saman, when the vessel suffered electrical problems and was disabled. Coast Guard watchstanders in San Juan received a distress communication reporting the 'Sueño I', which was adrift approximately 12 nautical miles northeast of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Coast Guard watchstanders issued an UMIB to alert vessel traffic in the vicinity of the ongoing distress situation. They also diverted the 'Joseph Doyle' to render assistance. Once on scene, the cutte crew established a tow of the 'Sueño I' to San Juan Harbor, where the boat crew took over the tow and brought the vessel to the safety of the Coast Guard Base San Juan, where it was moored. T crew made arrangements for repairs. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4260824/coast-guard-surface-units-assist-4-mariners-aboard-disabled-vessel-sueo-i-off-c/

Coast Guard removed 30 migrants from uninhabited island

The 'Joseph Doyle (WPC 1133)' rescued 30 migrants who were stranded on the uninhabited Mona Island between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, on March 15. They were transferred to U.S. Border Patrol Ramey Sector agents in Mayaguez for processing and removal. A good Samaritan had notified a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew of people signaling distress from the uninhabited nature reserve on the afternoon of March 14. The Air Station Borinquen aircrew diverted to investigate the report and notified Sector San Juan that they observed a landed vessel covered in foliage and people scrambling to hide as the helicopter passed overhead. Coast Guard Sector San Juan watchstanders diverted the 'Joseph Doyle' to respond, which took on board the 27 Haitian nationals and three Dominican Republic nationals, with the assistance of park rangers from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4122221/coast-guard-removes-30-aliens-from-uninhabited-mona-island-transfers-to-border/

Coastguard returned 58 interdicted migrants

The 'Joseph Doyle' repatriated 58 people to the Dominican Republic on Jan 15, 2025, following the interdiction of two vessels near Puerto Rico. Four of the interdicted migrants remained in U.S. custody and were facing possible federal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico on charges of attempting to illegally re‑enter the United States in violation of Title 8, U.S.C., Section 1326, and failure to heave in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 2237. The first interdiction occurred on the morning of Jan 13, after a Customs and Border Protection Caribbean Air and Marine Branch crew on a routine patrol detected a 25-foot makeshift vessel in waters southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Sector San Juan watchstanders diverted the Coast Guard Cutter 'Joseph Tezanos' to respond. Shortly thereafter, it arrived on-scene and deployed the Over the Horizon Boat which stopped the compliant suspect vessel. While the 'Joseph Tezanos' was in the process of disembarking the migrants, the boat crew reported that three people, who had remained aboard the makeshift vessel, re‑energized the vessel engines, and attempted to flee the scene with several migrants who had not yet been disembarked from the boat. The Coast Guard crew reestablished pursuit and successfully stopped the suspect vessel. Following the interdiction, the 'Joseph Tezanos' embarked all 41 migrants, 21 of whom claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals and 20 to be Haitian nationals. The second interdiction occurred the afternoon of Jan 13, after a Customs and Border Protection Caribbean Air and Marine Branch crew on a routine patrol detected a 30-foot makeshift boat northwest of Aguadilla. Sector San Juan watchstanders diverted the 'Joseph Tezanos' to respond. Shortly thereafter, it arrived on-scene and deployed the Over the Horizon Boat to stop the migrant boat. The operator refused to stop and conducted aggressive evasive maneuvers to flee the area. The boat crew successfully stopped the suspect vessel. Following the interdiction, the crew embarked 21 migrants, 17 of whom claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals and four to be Haitian nationals. The 'Joseph Doyle' repatriated the migrants from both cases to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, on Jan 15, where they were received by Dominican Republic Navy authorities. Meanwhile, the migrants facing prosecution were transferred to U.S. Ramey Sector Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4032184/coast-guard-returns-58-migrants-to-dominican-republic-following-maritime-interd/