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188 boat people repatriated to Haiti

The 'Tahoma' repatriated 188 people to Haiti on March 22 following an interdiction approximately 20 miles off Cap Du Mole, Haiti. The Coast Guard Cutters 'William Flores' and 'Tahoma' reported an overloaded and unsafe vessel to Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on March 19 at approximately 5:30 a.m. Due to the deteriorating weather, 126 men, 52 women, and 17 children voluntarily left their vessel. The sea state at the time was 5-foot seas.

84 Haitians repatriated

The 'Tahoma’ repatriated 84 Haitians to Haitian authorities on March 15, 2022, following two interdictions of undocumented migrants. A good Samaritan notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on March 13, at about 1:50 p.m., of an overloaded sail freighter approximately 43 miles south of Turk and Caicos Island. The Coast Guard Cutter 'Joseph Napier' notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders on March 10 at about 12 a.m. of an overloaded sail freighter approximately 60 miles east of Punta De Maisi, Cuba. In both interdictions, the migrants were removed from their vessels due to safety of life at sea concerns. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-repatriates-84-haitians/2022/03/15/

Patrol boat assists fishing vessel

The 'Tahoma' of the U.S. Coast Guard was on its way to tow the commercial fishing vessel 'Fearless' with eight crew members on board back to shore after she was disabled off Nantucket early on Dec 7, 2020. The vessel was adrift roughly 164 nautical miles east of the island in 12 ft seas and 20 kt winds. The ship was disabled due to a cracked piston.