Mexico launches search for two missing aid sailboats bound for Cuba
Mexican authorities have initiated an official rescue operation to locate two sail boats that departed from their shores a week ago carrying humanitarian assistance intended for Cuba, with reports indicating they are currently unaccounted for in international waters following Mexico's decision on March 27th not to allow them into the country due to alleged smuggling activities.
Key Points
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1Mexico has launched an international search and rescue operation for two sailboats that vanished at sea while carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba.
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2The missing vessels were crewed by nine people who departed Mexico one week ago with food, medicine, and other relief supplies bound for the island nation.
Developments
Perspectives
Mexico has launched an official search and rescue operation for two sailboats that vanished at sea while attempting to deliver food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid supplies.
— [Mar 27, 16:19] Mexico launches search for missing sailboats carrying aid to Cuba (Krdo)Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel has publicly expressed concern regarding the disappearance of two vessels bound from Mexico with nine people on board delivering humanitarian relief.
— [Mar 27, 06:54] Cubans express worry over missing boats carrying aid to Cuba (Independent.co.uk)The Mexican navy is actively searching for and rescuing a crew aboard the two sailboats that departed Mexico one week ago with supplies intended as humanitarian assistance.
— [Mar 27, 13:05] Two humanitarians' boats missing after leaving Mexico (Lefigaro.fr)La Habana has joined in its own search efforts for the two Mexican sailboats that were carrying aid to Cuba and have since gone unaccounted.
— [Mar 27, 13:05] Two humanitarians' boats missing after leaving Mexico (Lefigaro.fr)Mexico has launched a search-and-rescue operation for nine sailors from Poland, France, Cuba, and the United States who vanished while sailing aid supplies toward Havana amid an ongoing US oil embargo crisis against Cuba. The vessels departed Isla Mujeres on Saturday with scheduled arrival in days past but have not been located despite efforts involving Mexican naval aircraft and international cooperation.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has expressed concern over two missing sailboats carrying nine people that departed from Mexico on March 20 with humanitarian aid but have not yet arrived in Cuba as expected by Friday or Saturday, according to the Nuestra América Convoy organization. The Mexican navy is actively searching for the vessels while coordinating efforts across multiple naval stations following reports of no communication regarding their arrival since Tuesday and Wednesday this week.