Coast Guard, CBP, Dominican Republic Navy rescue 60 migrants from makeshift vessel taking on water
Coast Guard Joseph Napier’s small boat crew helps transfer survivors of a grossly overloaded makeshift vessel taking on water to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel the morning of Nov. 28, 2023. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier’s crew, with the assistance of Coast Guard and CBP aircrews, stopped the vessel the night of Nov. 27, 2023. All 60 passengers in the voyage were safely embarked aboard a Dominican Republic Navy vessel. (Courtesy photo)