Résumé : (Ownership) Received by the Rubenstein Library as a gift from the USCG Historian's Office
From October to November 1965, Cuban citizens were permitted to leave Cuba by sea through the port of Camarioca. Approximately 3,000 left in this way and were assisted at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard. Cuba and the United States negotiated an end to the dangerous sea exodus by opening regular “Freedom Flights” for those wishing to leave. The flights continued until 1975.

Résumé : Key West, FL......Cuban-American men await arrival of family members from Mariel Bay

Résumé : Key West, FL......Coast Guard 41-foot patrol boat (left) escorts another refuge boat to receiving area. Refugees in background crowd pier as they debark a fishing boat

Résumé : The wide and deep rowboats used by Dominicans to cross the dangerous Mona Straits to the western coast of Puerto Rico are called yolas. Their captains are called yoleros and this name is sometimes applied to the passengers as well. This photo shows the depth of a yola and passengers are stacked within the hulls. It is common to have hundreds in a single yola.

Résumé : Navy Mall, Key West, Fla....Cuban refugees are taken into custody by customs officials after a perilous journey across the straits of Florida

Résumé : Straits of Florida....Crewman stands bridge watch aboard the 378-foot Coast Guard Cutter Dallas

Résumé : A typical Dominican yola.

Résumé : (Ownership) Received by the Rubenstein Library as a gift from Joaquín Zaglul, President, Publicitaria Contacto, Santo Domingo, D.R. in 2008
These coasters, bags, posters and other items were commissioned by the Dominican Navy and the United States Embassy in Santo Domingo, D.R. as part of a public relations campaign designed to deter sea exits.

Résumé : Mariel