"Tranquilo, que ya llegaste!" ("Stay calm, you made it.") a bystander (right) says to Cordoba as the officers restrain him
Officers try to catch Cordoba and verify that he is coming from Cuba
People encourage Carlos Hernandez Cordoba, who left Cuba in a boat and is now racing to reach the shoreline at 88th Street and the beach in Miami
Men on the beach cheer for a Cuban rafter trying to wade to shore after eluding a few Ciost Guard boats. June 1999
Photos by Nuri Vallbona/The Miami Herald.