The ‘Icon of the Seas’, the largest cruise ship in the world belonging to the Royal Caribbean company, rescued a group of Cuban rafters who were adrift during one of its most recent voyages.
According to several publications shared by some passengers, the incident occurred last Saturday, March 2.
According to these people, the boat seen by the cruise ship was carrying 14 people from Cuba, who were rescued and transferred by the ship to the coast of Honduras, where they were placed in the custody of the immigration authorities.
Just a middle of the ocean rescue. Boat on the right is the Icon of the Seas rescue boat. Someone counted 11 people transferred from the stranded vessel. pic.twitter.com/9KaRVvebGF
— RealAssasZin (@RealAssasZin) March 3, 2024
According to the local media Roatan Speak Clear TV, which was reporting the arrival of the ship at the Royal Caribbean company’s cruise terminal, the ship’s crew reported this rescue.
Videos shared on social networks show a small wooden boat that was propelled with the help of a sail.
Icon of the seas: rescue mission core @abcnews @ABCNetwork @NBCNews @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/sbFQDmqZ2X
— Alessandra (@oheyitsali) March 3, 2024
The aforementioned local media shared a list, which, despite being incomplete, reveals the names of 13 of the 14 rafters who were rescued by the cruise ship. These were identified 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.
The report indicates that it is not known exactly the point at which the Cuban rafters were rescued, nor if they were heading to the United States or to some other destination near the Greater Antilles.
In February, several groups of Cuban rafters were also rescued by luxury cruise ships, with one of the most recent, This was the case of a boat sighted by a ship belonging to the Carnival company, which was near the coast of Miami, Florida..
The group was traveling aboard a homemade boat and according to recordings shared on that occasion, several of the Cubans were taking water from the small boat with buckets.
The ‘Icon of the Seas’ is an innovative cruise ship from Royal Caribbean, part of its new “Icon class”, destined to revolutionize vacations at sea. This ship, which began service in January 2024, is recognized for its size and the amenities it has on board. The ship has a capacity for 5,610 passengers in double occupancy and up to 7,600 in maximum capacity.
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