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 : Straits of Florida...Crewmen aboard the 378-foot Coast Guard Cutter Dallas

Résumé : USCG Chase officer talking to man aboard Haitian sailboat 1981, Kenworth I

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

Résumé : Straits of Florida.....Coast Guard motor surf boat stands by vessel Red Diamond as Coast Guard Emergency Medical Technicians give aid to Cuban refugees (CGC Dallas)

Résumé : Mrs. Eduando Acosta Morales (63) is being transferred from the USS leader to the Coast Guard Cutter Cape Strait. Along with Mrs. Morales, 76 other Cuban refugees boarded the 95 foot cutter that night

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 : Straits of Florida.....Refugees crowd deck of cabin cruiser along side the 378-foot Coast Guard Cutter Dallas

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