The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) of Mexico reported this Thursday that it activated a search and rescue plan of two boats con nine crew of various nationalitieswhich they set sail on Saturday from Isla Mujeres, in the Mexican Caribbean, heading to Havana with humanitarian aid, without any communication or confirmation of their arrival so far.
Los sailboats were the last two of the Mexican delegation of the ‘Our America’ convoy that set sail on March 21 from Isla Mujeres, near Cancunto bring humanitarian aid to Cuba, in the midst of the economic deterioration in the Caribbean country and the oil blockade imposed by the United States.
Las boats occupied by several activists, including two women, six men and a three-year-old minor, they were initially scheduled to leave on Friday afternoon, but had to postpone it to Saturday due to the adverse weather conditions.
International coordination
Semar, through the Mexican Navy acting as Coast Guard, explained that, in parallel, it maintains international coordination through communication with the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers (MRCC) of Poland, France, Cuba and the United States, nationalities of the crew members, “in order to strengthen cooperation and exchange of information in real time.”
The text explained how as part of the Navy Plan the naval commands based in Isla Mujeres and Yucalpeténas well as the Naval Search, Rescue and Maritime Surveillance Stations (Ensar).
In the statement, Semar stated that it deployed surface and air units, including ‘Persuader’ type aircraft, which execute maritime and air search patterns on the estimated route between Isla Mujeres and Havana.
These two sailboats which are added to the ship that left on Friday from Progreso, in Yucatán (southeast)and which arrived safely on Tuesday in Havana, with most of the humanitarian aid collected by civil organizations. In total, the convoy carried around 30 tons of aid, including food, medicines, hygiene products and solar panels.
