SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CBS12) — The United States Coast Guard (USCG) had to clean up a huge oil spill after a 40-foot vessel washed ashore on Mona Island, Puerto Rico, spilling diesel and oil debris.

Marine Agents of US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), arrested Wednesday three non-citizens transporting inside a “yola” vessel 384 pounds (174.4 kilograms) of cocaine ...

A containership rescued 11 migrants from a capsized boat approximately 20 nautical miles northwest of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said.The survivors are 10 adult men and a male ...

Officials believe the majority are Haitian, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Puerto Rico spokesman Jeffrey Quiñones. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities on Tuesday said they ...

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC 1133) removed 30 aliens stranded on the uninhabited Mona Island between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Mar. 15, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard ...

Cave art on Mona Island (All images by and courtesy Jago Cooper and Alice Samson) In the subterranean network of caves on Mona Island, 41 miles west of Puerto Rico, archaeologists have discovered a ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday that they detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island between Puerto Rico and the Dominican ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities on Tuesday said they were trying to rescue more than 100 migrants stranded on an uninhabited island near Puerto Rico during a human smuggling operation ...