AJAXNETPHOTO. MAY, 1981. KEY WEST, FLA, USA. - IMPOUNDED MARIEL BOATS - SOME OF THE MORE THAN 1,400 BOATS USED IN THE CUBAN MARIEL BOAT-LIFT ESCAPING REFUGEE EXODUS BETWEEN APRIL AND OCTOBER 1980 FROM CUBA TO THE FLORIDA KEYS AFTER BEING IMPOUNDED BY COASTGUARD AND CUSTOMS STREWN ON THE WHARFS. THE BOATS BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 125,000 FLEEING CUBANS TO THE :JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF:812805_22_7

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Size: 3344px × 1800px
Location: KEY WEST, FLA., USA.
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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