The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted dozens of migrants on Tuesday who were crammed inside a “makeshift” boat near Puerto Rico making a treacherous journey to the U.S. The rickety, 30-foot-long, white-colored vessel, which had “J5” painted across its side, was picked up about 27 nautical miles southwest of Puerto Rico’s Mona Island with 51…
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News Cyprus rescues 60 Syrian migrants from rickety boat after 6 days at sea
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot police rescued 60 Syrian migrants from a rickety wooden boat that had been at sea for six days, and five minors had to be hospitalized, three of them in intensive care, authorities said Wednesday. The migrants were found some 55 kilometers (34 miles) off the island nation‘s southeastern tip and…
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