A cruise ship belonging to the international company Carnival Cruise Line, based in El Doral, Florida, rescued this weekend 27 Cuban rafters who were adrift at sea.
According to the media ABC Action News, The cruise ship left Tampa bound for Roatán, Honduras, when it sighted the Cubans while they were signaling to be rescued.
The events occurred around 2:30 pm on Sunday, April 21, when bridge personnel aboard the Carnival Paradise managed to spot the drifting vessel and notified the captain, who ordered the cruise ship to turn around to rescue them.
After being taken on board, the Cubans received food and water. These were also examined by doctors on board the luxury cruise ship, who determined that they were in good health.
Recordings of the rescue were shared on social networks, and show the exact moment in which the rescue boat returns with the almost 30 Cubans on board.
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After ensuring that the Cubans were safe and sound, the cruise ship crew notified the authorities of the Key West Sector of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the authorities of Roatan.
Cubans rescued by cruise ships
The serious economic crisis that has been plaguing Cuba for months, as well as the shortage of food and medical supplies, is driving more and more citizens of the Island to try to seek a better life abroad, even if they have to risk their lives in the country. sea to do it.
As a result, arrests by the USCG and rescues of rafters on the high seas have increased.
Only at the beginning of March, it was learned that the Icon of the Seas cruise ship, the largest in the world, rescued 14 Cuban rafters who were in trouble at sea. The luxury ship transported them to Honduras, where they were placed at the disposal of the immigration authorities.
Local media identified on that occasion 13 of the 14 rescued rafters as: José Luis Margarito; José Arlen Rein; Daviel Merino León; Ivandi López Lazo; Samuel Carrasco García; Yansel Rodríguez García; Hernandez Alvarez; Emilio Perdomo Martín; Yasmani Díaz; Morales Hernandez; Raudel Sannavés; Luis Ángel Valdés and Lázaro Ramiro Pino Rojas.
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