Coast Guard, CBP units apprehend 12 stowaway migrants during tug and barge transit into San Juan Harbor

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/26/2023 12:45 PM EST

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Coast Guard, CBP units apprehend 12 stowaway migrants during tug and barge transit into San Juan Harbor
11/26/2023 12:25 PM EST

Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection partners apprehended 12 stowaway migrants Saturday, during the escort of the tugboat Sarah Dann that was towing a barge into San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. “I cannot emphasize enough just how dangerous it is to have stowaways board or jump from a moving barge,” said Capt. Robert M. Pirone, Sector San Juan acting commander.  “The quick response and close collaboration of all responding Coast Guard and partner agency units prevented a tragic outcome and accounted for the safety of all the stowaways in this case.”
Coast Guard Station San Juan crew transfers custody of apprehended stowaway migrants to CBP Office of Field Operations personnel at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Nov. 25, 2023. All 12 migrants in this case are in CBP custody after they attempted to unlawfully migrate to the United States aboard a barge that was being towed by the tugboat Sara Dann into San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

 

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