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Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says
Mexican Navy leads multinational air-sea search for two sailboats carrying at least two tons of humanitarian aid amid Cuba's worsening crisis, with nine crew members missing.
- Two humanitarian aid boats carrying rice, baby wipes, beans, and other supplies to Cuba from Mexico are missing after failing to arrive as scheduled.
- The Mexican navy has activated a search-and-rescue operation and deployed naval teams and military aircraft to locate the boats, named Friendship and Tigger Moth, carrying at least nine crew members.
- The missing boats are part of a broader grassroots aid effort for energy-strapped Cuba, which has been suffering prolonged power outages and an economic crisis.
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The search for two missing sailboats carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico to Cuba in the Caribbean is ongoing. Mexico has deployed naval search teams and military aircraft to search for the Friendship and Tigger Moth ships, which have at least nine crew members, the Mexican navy said, according to a BBC article. The ships were due to arrive in the Cuban capital Havana on Tuesday or Wednesday, but there has been no sign of them and their arrival…
Mexico Begins Search for Two Humanitarian Boats Reported Missing While en Route to Cuba
Their arrival in the Cuban capital was expected between March 24 and 25, but their whereabouts remain unknown. Mexico's Navy alerted regional naval commands and issued notices to the maritime community to expand search capabilities.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, imposed a oil embargo on Cuba in January, aggravating the energy and economic crisis on the Caribbean island.
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