Coast Guard stops another overloaded migrant boat off Puerto Rico
Three people remain in federal custody after crews stopped an overloaded 30-foot boat carrying 66 migrants, officials said.
- On Friday, October 16, 2026, the US Coast Guard intercepted an overloaded 30-foot boat about 70 nautical miles northwest of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, carrying 66 people.
- The Mona Passage, a strait separating Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, serves as a high-risk maritime route where vessels are frequently overloaded with little safety equipment.
- Of the 66 individuals on board, 59 identified as Dominican and seven as Haitian, while three remain in federal custody for further investigation.
- On Saturday, October 17, 2026, the Coast Guard transferred 63 of the migrants to the Dominican Navy vessels Bellatrix and Acrux in the Mona Passage.
- This incident follows a deadly month on the route, including a September 27 capsizing near Mona Island, as federal agencies continue maritime patrols under Operation Vigilant Sentry.
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The spokesman-ReviewCoast Guard stops another overloaded migrant boat off Puerto Rico
The U.S. Coast Guard stopped another overloaded migrant boat in the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic last week, less than a month after a similar journey in the same area ended in tragedy.
Three others remain in federal custody and face investigations into a possible attempt to re-enter the United States
63 migrants repatriated to the Dominican Republic after being arrested in Puerto Rico waters
The Coast Guard repatriated 63 of 66 foreign migrants to two vessels of the Dominican Republic Navy, after intercepting a boat carrying out an illegal journey in the waters of the Pasaje de la Mona.
The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 63 of the 66 migrants who intervened on Friday in the waters of the Mona Passage, after intercepting an improvised boat that sailed overloaded about 70 nautical miles northwest of the country.
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