Mariel Boatlift

• Dates: 01 April 1980 - 25 September 1980
• Number of Cuban Migrants: 124,776 (60% Men, 22% Women, 18% Minors)
• Maximum Cuban Migrants interdicted in one day: 3,784
• Number of Migrants Died: 27 (14 on one overloaded Vessel which capsized on 17 May 1980)
• Number of Vessels assisted by USCG: 1,387
• Average Weekly Cost of USCG Activities During the Boatlift: $650,000
• Boating Safety Violations Issued: over 1,200

Additional information can be found in:
Larzelere, Alex. The 1980 Cuban Boatlift. (Washington DC: National Defense University Press): 1988.