The Secretary of the Navy reported on Friday that naval personnel from that entity rescued 51 Cuban rafters who were aboard two rustic vessels off the coast of Quintana Roo.
The rescue was carried out by the Mexican Navy acting as the Coast Guard, through the Ninth Naval Region, which reported that the migrants "were aboard two small handmade vessels" four nautical miles (7 kilometers) north of Isla Mujeres, in the aforementioned Mexican state.
The agents of that force received an emergency call at the Command and Control Room of the Ninth Naval Region, reporting the presence of boats overloaded with 51 Cubans, as mentioned by the local media TV Quintana Roo.
Ensured that immediately an Interceptor Patrol and two Defender type vessels from the Naval Station for Search, Rescue, and Maritime Surveillance (ENSAR) Isla Mujeres were mobilized, which headed to the area to rescue the travelers.
After being rescued, the Cubans were attended to by personnel from the Naval Health Service, and after an evaluation, it was determined that they were stable and in good health.
Mexico ensured that it respected "the human rights of the assisted individuals."
The migrants were transferred to the Advanced Naval Station of Puerto Juárez, Quintana Roo, and handed over to the authorities of the National Institute of Migration.
Just a few weeks ago, the Mexican authorities rescued four Cuban rafters, out of an initial group of eight, who spent 34 days lost at sea.
The incident shocked the population of that country due to the severe state of malnutrition and dehydration that the migrants presented, who confirmed that seven others had died during the journey.
Currently, seven island rafters are missing after arriving two weeks ago at Grand Cayman and continuing their journey on a homemade boat, in the context of the unstoppable Cuban migration crisis.
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