Coast Guard Intercepts 240 Overloaded Migrants, Prevents Disaster
The Coast Guard, working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and local authorities, intercepted an overcrowded, leaking vessel carrying 240 people who claimed Haitian nationality near the Turks and Caicos Islands; crews secured and towed the vessel, transferred custody to local authorities, and detained the passengers for likely repatriation while officials praised the rapid, coordinated...