'The whole point is to create chaos.' The story behind Miami’s anti-communist flotilla.
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At first, Veloz’s planned armada toward Cuba’s shores echoed the memory of the April 1961 aborted Bay of Pigs invasion, in which former members of the 2506 Brigade, an exile military unit that was backed by the United States, entered Cuba in an attempt to free the island from Fidel Castro. But President Kennedy pulled support for the brigade’s mission at the last minute, resulting in more than 1,000 exiles being imprisoned or killed.
Migrant interdiction is one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s primary duties. From 2017 to 2020, the number of undocumented migrants attempting to enter the U.S. via maritime routes has increased each year, according to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Annual Performance Report from 2020. Figures for the district that patrols the waters between Havana and the United States were not available; however, the smuggling of Cuban migrants to Florida by U.S.
Veloz and other organizers met with U.S. Coast Guard representatives in Miami and sought permission for their flotilla and an escort through international waters. That evening, Veloz and three other friends live-streamed an update. They sat at a poker table and looked into the camera. “The Coast Guard told us we cannot take arms and that they are going to check all the boats. We must do everything legal and within permissible rules,” they said.
The United States recognizes that international waters extend up to 12 nautical miles from Cuba’s coastline. After five days, Veloz finally shared an update. The “Cuban Support Flotilla” was set to depart on Friday, July 23rd at 6:30 a.m., stop at Key West to refuel and undergo safety checks by the Coast Guard, before taking off to Havana. At 5:30 p.m., they would arrive at their destination, 15 nautical miles from Havana’s coast. According to the plan, flares, Chinese lanterns, and fireworks were to be ignited after sundown.
During the trip, the videographer Franco received news about a Cuban government official who posted an ominous statement on Twitter: “We are aware of a flotilla of boats from the U.S. headed towards the border of Cuban territorial waters. I warn the U.S. Government to act seriously to prevent incidents, which are not in the best interest of either side.” He started to get anxious.
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