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🚨🇺🇸🇧🇸 Coast Guard Transfers 20 People to Bahamas Following Ocean Reef Vessel Interdiction⁠ ⁠ The U.S. Coast Guard transferred 20 people to The Bahamas following the interdiction of a vessel near Ocean Reef.⁠ ⁠ ✨ Key Details⁠ ⁠ 🚤 A Coast Guard Station Miami crew boarded a 30-foot cuddy-cabin vessel approximately one mile east of Ocean Reef on Sept. 15⁠ ⁠ 👥 Authorities discovered 23 people aboard the vessel⁠ ⁠ 🌎 CBP identified those aboard as 13 Chinese nationals, eight Ecuadorians, one Dominican and one Cuban national⁠ ⁠ ⚓ U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations assisted with the interdiction⁠ ⁠ 🚔 Three people were transported ashore into Homeland Security Investigations custody⁠ ⁠ 🇧🇸 The remaining 20 were transferred to The Bahamas on Monday⁠ ⁠ 🛟 The Coast Guard says people brought aboard its cutters are processed and provided food, water, shelter and basic medical attention before disposition⁠ ⁠ 📲 Follow @SouthBeachBuzz for more South Florida news updates.⁠ ⁠ 📸 U.S. Coast Guard⁠ 📰 Source: U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District⁠ ⁠ #SouthBeachBuzz #MiamiNews #USCoastGuard