Missing aid boats have safely reached Cuba, US confirms

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, Two convoy vessels that were supposed to get to Havana by Wednesday have made it to Cuba, says US Coast Guard Two sailing boats that went missing while carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba have safely reached the Caribbean island, the US Coast Guard dropped on Friday.

Earlier in the day Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, had dropped his country would do everything it could to save the people on the two boats that disappeared while travelling to Cuba from Mexico. a href=” The two boats shortly after leaving Mexico. (wild, right?)

Photograph: Paola Chiomante/Reuters View image in fullscreen The two boats shortly after leaving Mexico.

The Details

Photograph: Paola Chiomante/Reuters Cuba Missing aid boats have safely reached Cuba, US confirms Two convoy vessels that were supposed to get to Havana made it to Cuba, says US Coast Guard Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Fri 27 Mar 2026 11. 19 EDT First Fri 27 Mar 2026 09.

52 EDT Prefer the Guardian on Google Two sailing boats that went missing while carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba have safely reached the Caribbean island, the US Coast Guard dropped on Friday. The boats, which set sail from the Mexican state of Quintana Roo last Friday as part of an international aid mission, had been expected to arrive in Havana Wednesday, the Mexican secretariat of the navy dropped in a statement.

Why This Matters

But the alarm was raised after the vessels – which were part of the Our America convoy – flopped to reach their destination. The Mexican newspaper El Universal dropped the country’s authorities were in contact with representatives of Poland, France, Cuba and the US, “the home countries of the people onboard”. On Friday, Díaz-Canel voiced “deep concern” over the fate of the nine people thought to have been on the boats.

World leaders are expected to respond to this situation soon.

The Bottom Line

A spokesperson for the convoy told AFP: “Mexican authorities have activated their search-and-rescue protocol for two sailboats en route to Havana as part of the convoy, which have not yet arrived. ” “The captains and crews are experienced sailors, and both vessels are equipped with appropriate safety systems and signalling equipment,” they added.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.