18 Cubans In Homemade Boat Rescued
 Associated Press
| | The Cubans, including a baby just a few months old, were taken to medical facilities for evaluation and showed signs of dehydration. |
Cancun, Mexico - Mexican port authorities and a U.S. boater rescued 18 Cubans from a rickety, homemade boat off Mexico's Caribbean coast yesterday.
The boat, made of doors, planks and other materials, was first spotted by the American sailing off Isla Mujeres in a sailboat.
He alerted Mexican officials on a radio frequency, and port personnel from Isla Mujeres were sent to take charge of the Cubans.
"We were looking for three people who had been reported missing, when we got word of Cuban rafters who had been rescued by an American," said Jose Luis Ibarra, port captain of Isla Mujeres.
One Cuban told local media that they had left the island on Dec. 27.
They were placed in the custody of immigration officials pending a decision on their migratory status. Cuban migrants are sometimes allowed to stay in Mexico, and some later make their way by land to the U.S. border.
The Cubans, including a baby just a few months old, were taken to medical facilities for evaluation and showed signs of dehydration, but all appeared to be in good shape. |
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