Encounter With A Cuban Gunboat
Her next significant deployment took place in early June 1980, when the minesweeper sailed to the Straits of Florida, whose waters were flooded with Cuban refugees. During her week-long stay (5–11 June) Dominant rescued refugees from several over-crowded and sinking small craft. At one point the minesweeper was challenged by a Cuban gunboat, which demanded the return of a specific refugee, but Dominant refused the demand.
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