U.S. Coast Guard sends 13 Cuban rafters to Bahamas.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 13 Cuban immigrants to the authorities of the Bahamas on Friday, after they were rescued from Elbow Cay, where they had been stranded since Wednesday.

The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) requested assistance from the USCG to carry out the rescue, which was successfully completed.

The rescued Cubans were sent to Bahamian territory, following the usual protocol for those detained in Bahamian territorial waters.

This incident adds to a series of recent operations by the USCG in which Cuban migrants attempting to reach the United States by sea have been intercepted.

Last Monday, the Coast Guard returned two balseros to Cuba who were intercepted the week before while attempting to reach the Florida Keys.

These two migrants had been detected by an Air and Marine Operations (AMO) crew from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) south of Marathon on August 20.

The constant arrival of Cuban migrants to the US coasts shows that the migration flow from the island shows no signs of stopping.

Faced with the growing economic crisis in Cuba, more and more citizens are taking to the sea in search of better opportunities, risking their lives on dangerous journeys.

Recently, other groups of migrants have been rescued in similar situations.

Last Monday, CBP and USCG agents rescued five Cuban immigrants who had been drifting for seven days southeast of Port Everglades. This group, which showed severe symptoms of dehydration and exhaustion, was one of the 41 migrants who were repatriated to Cuba last week.

Amid this situation, the sinking of a boat in July, which was carrying 11 people from Pinar del Río, caused shock. Only two men survived, while the body of a 20-year-old young woman, Ana Elis Gazquez Vargas, from Consolación del Sur, was found. The Cuban authorities have not commented on this case.

In July, a total of 15,645 Cubans entered the United States, according to the latest report from Customs and Border Protection, with 4,918 of them arriving in Florida, mostly by sea.