Cruise Ship Rescues Cuban Migrants

Cruise Ship Rescues Cuban Migrants

The crew of Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas rescued nine Cuban migrants over the weekend.

 

The ship was sailing back to Fort Lauderdale Saturday afternoon, and the crew spotted a makeshift boat with a yellow tarp. They found eight men and one woman aboard.

 

Cruise ship crew members rescued the migrants and brought them back to the ship where they were given food, water and medical attention, Royal Caribbean said in a statement.

 

Passengers said they were told the migrants had been at sea for eight days and needed food and water.

 

The migrants were turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard, when the ship arrived back in Port Everglades Sunday after a seven-night voyage.