DIANA J

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Three stowaways taken in custody

The US Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection responded to a report of three stowaways on the "Diana J" on Jan 16, 2019, approximately three miles off the port of Miami. At approximately 6:34 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a report from the "Diana J" stating the crew had located two Guatemalan adult male stowaways and one Honduran adult male stowaway during a pre-arrival stowaway search approximately 23 miles northwest of La Palma, Cuba, on Jan 15. Capt. Megan Dean, commander of the Coast Guard Sector Miami, issued a Captain of the Port Order stating the "Diana J" could arrive no less than three miles offshore of the port of Miami until the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection teams had boarded the vessel and cleared it for entry. The boarding teams found no additional stowaways, rescinded the Captain of the Port Order, and CBP Office of Field Operations took the stowaways into custody.