OPERATION ABLE VIGIL. Warship photograph collection
Summary
Between Cuba and Florida Keys (Sept. 19)--The Coast Guard Cutter Mantinicus (WPB 1315) patrols the waters off the coast of Cuba alongside a navy ship during Operation Able Vigil. Operation Able Vigil got underway in mid-August when the number of Cuban rafters rescued in the Florida straits skyrocketed above the month of June's record of 1,173 to 2,607 in a single week of August. USCG photo by PA1 Don Wagner
Tags
cutter
boat
interdiction
vigil
ship
navy
people
patrol
class
110
migrant
amio
able
alien
wpb
cgvi
mantinicus
1315
caribbean sea
operation able vigil
dvids
high resolution
us coast guard atlantic area
Date
19/09/1994
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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