Mexican fishermen rescued this Tuesday three Cuban rafters who were on the high seas off the coast of Progreso, in Yucatán, with high degrees of dehydration, according to local media.
The rescuers were traveling in a boat called “Tigre III”, when they detected three men of foreign nationality who were adrift in a boat and reported it to the authorities of the Mexican Navy Secretariat, who went to the scene.
According to the information on the digital portal ForEsto!, the aforementioned fishermen were 42 nautical miles (77 kilometers) northwest of Progreso when they sighted the Cubans.
“They showed obvious signs of dehydration and were at risk of tipping over due to loss of consciousness caused by the high temperatures of recent days,” they point out.
A Defender-type vessel arrived at the scene with personnel from the Naval Search, Rescue and Maritime Surveillance Station. (ENSAR) based in Yucalpetén, and members of the Secretary of Health of the Mexican federal entity.
The Cubans were evaluated by medical personnel and hydrated until they achieved a stable state of health., which allowed its transfer to land.
They disembarked at the dock of the Federal Maritime Reservation of the sheltered port of Progreso and the three men were placed at the disposal of the personnel belonging to the National Migration Institute (INM) to receive humanitarian support and carry out the procedures for their legal situation in Mexican territory.
Beginnings of May, Four Cubans were rescued with serious signs of dehydration by Mexican fishermen, after 34 days at sea, while seeking to reach the United States.
The Cubans were found by fishermen from the fishing town of San Fernando, in front of the Boca de Catán Barra, in the state of Tamaulipas, in northern Mexico.
Days after, The INM confirmed to the local press that they had been granted residency in the country for “humanitarian reasons.”
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