The aircrew directed U.S. Coast Guard crews to intercept the vessel headed to the United States with more than 200 migrants on the severely overloaded boat.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew spotted a sailing vessel in the Caribbean headed to the United States with a large group of migrants onboard.
CBP AMO Southeast Region Director John Priddy tweeted a pair of photos showing a severely overloaded sailing vessel in the Caribbean region headed toward the U.S. on April 5. The AMO aircrew contacted U.S. Coast Guard Southeast officials who dispatched a response team to an area near Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas.
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