The Bahamas have an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to regularly fly over Cay Sal and other islands in the bank to look for people potentially stranded there.[2][3]
Cay Sal is the main island in the southwestern zone of the Cay Sal Bank. It is 1.6 km (1.0 mi) in length and 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi) in area.
The island is covered with stunted palm trees and marked by several dilapidated buildings standing on its western side. In its interior there is a large salt pond commonly replenished by heavy wind-driven seas that broach the islet along its southwest side.
Historyedit
According to Spanish navigators the island had a few natural salt pans producing good, clean salt, and its leeward side provided an excellent anchorage as well.[1]
From the 1960s to late 1970s the Royal Bahamas Defence Force kept a small outpost on Cay Sal island, which also had an airstrip.[4] Another island in the banks, Elbow Cays, has a lighthouse built in 1839 by the British.[5]
The United States Coast Guard constantly monitors Cay Sal and nearby islands for refugees from Cuba.[6][needs update] Cay Sal is about thirty miles away from Cuba.[7] Refugees rescued on the island have included pregnant women and children. Refugees are reported to have employed a variety of craft including small, ill-equipped boats, in spite of the possibility of pursuit by the Cuban military.[8]
In 2023, the Coast Guard rescued a man who had been stranded on the island for 3 days.[9]
^ abDerrotero de las islas Antillas, de las costas Tierra-Firme, y las del Seno Mejicano, Dirección de Hidrografía, España, Madrid, Imprenta Nacional, 1837. p. 266
^. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
^"Coast Guard rescues man stranded on Cay Sal". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
^"Coast Guard rescues man stranded on Cay Sal". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
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Abandoned Cay Sal
December 18, 2023
spanish, cayo, small, island, bank, between, florida, cuba, bahamas, longer, inhabited, cayo, salisland, bahamas, view, island, from, abovecountrythe, bahamasregionbahama, banksdistrictbiminiarea, total1, population, total0, density0, languages, officialenglis. Cay Sal Spanish Cayo de Sal 1 is a small island in the Cay Sal Bank between Florida Cuba and the Bahamas It is no longer inhabited Cay Sal Cayo de Salisland Cay Sal Bahamas View of the island from aboveCountryThe BahamasRegionBahama BanksDistrictBiminiArea Total1 22 km2 0 47 sq mi Population Total0 Density0 0 km2 0 0 sq mi Languages OfficialEnglishTime zoneUTC 5 EST The Bahamas have an agreement with the U S Coast Guard to regularly fly over Cay Sal and other islands in the bank to look for people potentially stranded there 2 3 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography editCay Sal is the main island in the southwestern zone of the Cay Sal Bank It is 1 6 km 1 0 mi in length and 1 22 km2 0 47 sq mi in area The island is covered with stunted palm trees and marked by several dilapidated buildings standing on its western side In its interior there is a large salt pond commonly replenished by heavy wind driven seas that broach the islet along its southwest side History editAccording to Spanish navigators the island had a few natural salt pans producing good clean salt and its leeward side provided an excellent anchorage as well 1 From the 1960s to late 1970s the Royal Bahamas Defence Force kept a small outpost on Cay Sal island which also had an airstrip 4 Another island in the banks Elbow Cays has a lighthouse built in 1839 by the British 5 The United States Coast Guard constantly monitors Cay Sal and nearby islands for refugees from Cuba 6 needs update Cay Sal is about thirty miles away from Cuba 7 Refugees rescued on the island have included pregnant women and children Refugees are reported to have employed a variety of craft including small ill equipped boats in spite of the possibility of pursuit by the Cuban military 8 In 2023 the Coast Guard rescued a man who had been stranded on the island for 3 days 9 See also editCay Sal AirportReferences edit a b Derrotero de las islas Antillas de las costas Tierra Firme y las del Seno Mejicano Direccion de Hidrografia Espana Madrid Imprenta Nacional 1837 p 266 Man rescued from Cay Sal Bank Archived from the original on 2015 02 21 Retrieved 2015 02 21 Coast Guard rescues man stranded on Cay Sal United States Coast Guard News Retrieved 2023 08 23 Cay Sal Bank Lighthouse A Stately Ruin Cay Sal Bank Lighthouse A Stately Ruin Rome News Tribune Apr 19 1964 Rome News Tribune Apr 19 1964 Rome News Tribune Apr 19 1964 Coast Guard rescues man stranded on Cay Sal United States Coast Guard News Retrieved 2023 08 24 External links editAbandoned Cay Sal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cay Sal amp oldid 1172079176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
