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Two humanitarian aid boats en route to Cuba are missing, Mexico says (www.reuters.com)
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MEXICO CITY, March 26 (Reuters) - Mexico's navy said on Thursday it had activated a search-and-rescue operation in the ​Caribbean to locate two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba ‌after the vessels failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled.

In a statement, the navy said the two boats left Isla Mujeres, in the Mexican Caribbean state ​of Quintana Roo, last week bound for Havana with nine ​crew members of different nationalities on board.

The vessels had ⁠been expected to arrive between March 24 and 25, but there ​had been no communication from them and no confirmation of their arrival, ​the navy said.

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[–] 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Maybe there is a big country nearby, which loves bombing false flagged drug delivery boats.

Just saying...

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    [–] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    next headline: "US struck humanitarian aid boats with drones, says they had drugs on them" in 3, 2, 1...

    it'd be about par for the course given everything else

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    • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Mexico also established contact with maritime rescue coordination centers in Poland, France, Cuba ⁠and the United States, as well as diplomatic representatives of the countries of origin of those on board, the navy said.

    🤨

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    [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    These aid boats aren't from the Mexican government. This is a volunteer/activist organization.

    I'm shocked they would not be transmitting location/video. See Gaza flotilla. See Venezuelan fishing boats.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    Friendship was part of the rainbow sailing community, I'd be surprised if they have AIS or anything extra, they bought boats that were write offs, dead engines, no electronics, they sail in a more pure and traditional way. don't be mad at them, I'm not familiar with the other boat, I just hope they made it and are without internet to let everyone know they're okay

    Edits - fuck you auto correct

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    [–] 19 points 7 months ago

    I hope the US didn't bomb them, just what we need war with mexico too.

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