Cuban Coast Guard rescues would-be migrants adrift off of Havana


Cuban coast guards give life jackets to men who tried to migrate illegally to the U.S. before towing their boat near the seafront Malecon in Havana, Cuba, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

HAVANA (Reuters) - A makeshift boat loaded with Cubans drifted just off Havana's seaside drive on Monday before those aboard were rescued by the Cuban Coast Guard as hundreds of spectators looked on.

A passerby who said he helped police bring on shore two men who had jumped ship as the coast guard arrived, told Reuters the migrants said they had left from a town just west of Havana, but their motor had quickly failed.

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