The US Coast Guard team stationed in Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, received a report of a fire on the Monito cay rocks. The team that came to the region found that a total of 12 people, 7 men and 5 women, were stranded on the rocks. The team, which started a rescue operation, safely took those who jumped into the water. The group, which is stated to be Haitian, said that they were abandoned on the rocks by human smugglers 5 days ago.