BAHAMAS: Cuban Nationals apprehended in Bahamian waters

#NASSAU, Bahamas, April 3, 2021 – Another group of Cuban Nationals were intercepted off Anguilla Cay, Cay Sal Banks by the United States Coast Guard and subsequently handed over to Bahamian authorities.  

While conducting patrols on Wednesday past, the United States Coast Guard Cutter USCGC CHARLES DAVID JR. discovered and picked up the group of Cuban nationals from Anguilla Cay. They were subsequently handed over to Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship LEON LIVINGSTON SMITH, under the command of Senior Lieutenant Ricardo McQueen. The Cuban nationals were transported to New Providence arriving Thursday 1 April 2021 and were handed over to the relevant authorities. The Cuban Embassy has since been notified.

This is the fourth group of Cubans to be apprehended in recent months. USCGC Charles Sexton apprehended several Cuban nationals onboard a small wooden sail vessel during the past weekend in the Cay Sal banks. 

On Wednesday 3 March, six Cuban nationals were taken aboard a US Coast Guard cutter after they were captured on Anguilla Cay, and on Thursday 4 March, HMBS DURWARD KNOWLES spotted a capsized vessel in waters approximately 3 nautical miles south of Cay Sal and retrieved thirteen Cuban nationals, including a deceased male. The foreigners were all handed to the relevant authorities for further investigation.

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