Coast Guard Intercepted Sailboat With 80 Haitian Migrants Off South Florida Coast

Miami FL

13 September, 2021

11:41 AM

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CBS Miami September 13, 2021 A sailboat with 80 Haitian migrants was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard 18 miles from Biscayne Bay. The Coast Guard said the overcrowded boat was intercepted Sunday after they got a tip about it from a good Samaritan. Haitians have been fleeing their country and trying to reach America, following last month's 7.2 earthquake and the political turmoil from the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.