Cuban Aid Sailboats Found Safe After 5 Days; Greeted as Heroes
Key Takeaways
- Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid reached Havana after disappearing during a longer-than-expected Mexico-to-Cuba voyage.
- Crew of nine, including American, French and German nationals with a four-year-old boy, reported healthy.
- The relief effort is part of the Nuestra América flotilla delivering aid to crisis-hit Cuba.
Sailboats Reach Havana
Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba reached Havana after disappearing for five days.
The crew of nine appeared in good health and spirits.
The vessels delivered the final shipments of Our America Convoy.
Search-and-Rescue Operation
The Friend Ship and Tiger Moth set sail on March 20.
They were expected in Cuba by March 24 or 25.
The Mexican Navy launched a search-and-rescue mission after losing communication.
Crew Recovers Spirits
We were never in any real danger.
“Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba reached Havana on Saturday after disappearing during a longer-than-expected journey from Mexico that triggered a search-and-rescue operation”
It was not a very difficult journey, just a circuitous journey.
The ships were greeted by scores of Cubans chanting slogans.
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