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these waters for refugees, can only toss
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Coast Guard.' Then, at least, they have
some hope, because this is really criminal." fr(
On Wednesday, four twin-engine planes ^
from the group flew over the Straits, searching
for their refugee brethren. They've flown
such volunteer missions since 1991, when
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Once over the Straits, the 90-mile ^
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gin spotting rafts. ^
First there is an empty one made from
rap wood. It is far enough on the journey
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squads for the sharks in the Straits of Flori- an(
da," Basulto said. "If s a form of mass suicide."
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sands of Cubans have set out to 1
sea in small boats, inner tubes and rickety ^
rafts _ some no more than tree limbs tied together.
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at Sanchez believes the occupants most
;ely perished. Brothers estimates that for
ery rafter found, another dies; the Coast
lard disputes that estimate.
Moments later, the pilot comes upon the
eijoyed man and his four colleagues on
e wooden raft of oil barrels. He swoops
wn and drops a care package, then moves
to a position about 25 miles south of Hana.
Within minutes, he sees a 130-foot
iighter moving straight for a raft with
out 10 people aboard.
He drops a smoke flare and radios back
Brothers' headquarters in Miami, which
itacts the freighter. It stops just yards be
e hitting the raft and renders aid.
"He probably wouldn't stop and help if
jre weren't so many witnesses," Sanchez
d. "I bet that captain is cursing."
Sanchez can spot a raft - nothing but a
jck on a blinding seamiles away. He claps,
"here's one." Ifs a white raft with about
[ males aboard. He turns to make his
>p, and he yells, "There's another, and
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rafters and at least 50 on a small isd
beachhead.
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hour before the Coast Guard gets there."
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