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Officers Searching for Stowaways at Port Everglades

Published Jan 10, 2011 2:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

Border Patrol and law enforcement officers are combing a ship from Honduras at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, FL looking for a group of stowaways.

Agents from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, along with Broward sheriff's deputies and the Coast Guard, are involved in the search and have setup a perimeter around the area. They believe the stowaways are still on the ship, the ELBE CARRIER owned by Crowley Marine Services.

It is unknown how many stowaways are suspected on the ship and whether any escaped before officials arrived.

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