The Coast Guard American in San Juan reported this Thursday that he rescued, along with officers of the Naval Force from the Dominican Republic, 20 migrants Dominicans of a boat that was sinking in the Atlantic Ocean.
According to the details today coastguard In a statement, it was their HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft that detected the suspect last Monday boat approximately 30 nautical miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Samaná, Dominican Republic.
Upon sighting the boatthe coastguard They observed that the migrants They asked them aidas the ship was sinking.
In view of this, the coastguard They displaced one of their vessels from their port in San Juan, as well as the Naval Force Dominican Republic, which in turn sent its boat Capella to the scene to assist in the rescue.
Some time later, both security forces arrived at the scene, providing 18 life jacket to the group of 20 migrants18 men and two women, who were later rescued and handed over to the Dominican authorities.
