Cuban migrants rescued from sinking boat by tanker
(CNS): Eight Cuban migrants were rescued by a tanker 18 nautical miles northeast of Grand Cayman last month, Customs and Border Control revealed in a press release Monday. The men were said to be on a vessel that was sinking when they were spotted at around 1:45pm on 28 November. They were taken on board the passing tanker, which reported the rescue to the Cayman Islands Coast Guard (CICG).
According to a release from CBC, the master of the tanker maintained compliance with international maritime laws and related obligations, and in full coordination and cooperation with the CICG and the Customs and Border Control Service (CBC), the migrants were transferred from the tanker and taken to the George Town Harbour.
CICG notified CBC, and the men were turned over to that agency. They remain in CBC’s custody, where they are being processed.
It is not clear why the information was not made public until today, some 12 days after the rescue.
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October 30, 2024. The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992.
The UN has become self-serving, political and flaccid. What are the consequences of the U.S. ending its repulsion of Cuba? More Cubans. MUCH more Cubans. Meanwhile, U.S. citizens are homeless and hoping for one little fragment of social services to help them out.
We don’t care.