Miami (USA), 6 APR (EFE).-the ship “Oasis of the Seas”, the world’s largest cruise ship, has rescued twenty-three Cubans who were in a rudimentary boat on the high seas in waters of the Caribbean, today confirmed to Efe a spokesman for the company that owns the boat.
The rescue took place on Wednesday, when passengers on the great cruise from Royal Caribbean International, which had departed from Falmouth (Jamaica) and was heading to Cozumel (Mexico), they saw a small boat carrying Nineteen men and four women, who wanted to reach Honduran coasts.
Crew responsible for organised their rescue, offered them food, water and medical care, and alerted U.S. authorities, who recommended them landing the next day in Mexico.
“As it establishes our usual procedure, was reported to the U.S. Coast Guard.” “According to their indications, twenty-three Cuban citizens were landed in Cozumel once the boat reached land Thursday”, said the spokeswoman, Cynthia Martinez.
The “Oasis of the Seas” is, along with its twin the “Allure of the Seas”, the largest boat cruise in the world, with a capacity of 5,400 passengers.
Had left on Saturday in the port of Fort Lauderdale, North of Miami (Florida), to undertake a seven day trip with stops in Haiti, Jamaica and Mexico.
One of the crew of the Cruiser hung up a video on YouTube under the name of Spensaf1, allegedly, is the time of the rescue of Cuban immigrants and which you can see the rudimentary nature of the boat in which they were travelling.
The spokesman explained that twenty-three Cubans spent one night in the Cruiser, 225.282 tons of weight, 16 decks and 2,700 cabins, and were accompanied by members of the crew until the ship reached the port of Cozumel.
Is relatively common that ships cruise ships that ply the waters of the Caribbean encounter with people seeking to leave their country in boats made by hand or dubious resistance. Maritime legislation establishes the obligation to come to the rescue on the high seas who need it. EFE
