"It is the thing we have prayed for but never thought would happen
It began with a couple of lobster boatsthe Dos Hermanos and the Blanchie IIIchugging from Key West and returning with 48 refugees. Then a hulking shrimper named Big Baby made the 110-mile trip, coming back with 200 people; it was quickly followed by Lucy, a creaky lobster boat that carried 70 people huddled on its deck. Suddenly last week, the Straits of Florida were filled with a huge makeshift flotilla, ranging from leaky skiffs to sleek schooners, that sailed from south...
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