Coast Guard: 13 Cubans Rescued, 7 Missing Off Key West

Coast Guard: 13 Cubans Rescued, 7 Missing Off Key West
The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crewmembers deploy the cutter’s small boat to rescue people in the water approximately 32 miles southeast of Key West, Fla., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard via AP
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KEY WEST, Fla.—The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people after their boat capsized off of Key West as Tropical Storm Elsa approached, the agency said.

The nine men and four women were taken aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis on Tuesday afternoon, some 26 miles (42 kilometers) southeast of Key West, the agency said in a news release.