The Secretariat of the Navy activated a search and rescue plan to locate two sailboats, allegedly belonging to the Convoy Nuestra América, which were carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba. Authorities reported that both sailboats, carrying about nine people of different nationalities, departed from Isla Mujeres, Cancún, and to date, there is no confirmation of their arrival in Havana. According to the available information, these sailboats from the Convoy Nuestra América “were scheduled to arrive between March 24 and 25,” so the corresponding protocols were immediately activated, “in compliance with the responsibility of the Mexican State to safeguard human life at sea,” indicated the Semar in a statement. Regarding the disappearance of two sailboats from the Convoy Nuestra América, the Navy explained that the activation of the rescue plan is accompanied by coordination with the port captaincy of Isla Mujeres, as well as technical bodies for the analysis of maritime information. International coordination is also maintained with consignee agencies and Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers of countries such as Poland, France, Cuba, and the United States. Convoy Nuestra América: Which boat did arrive in Cuba? The flagship of the Convoy Nuestra América arrived in Havana on Tuesday, March 24, after four days of navigation, with the bulk of the humanitarian aid collected by this solidarity initiative in support of Cuba and critical of the US oil blockade. Its arrival, with 14 tons of food and medicine, 73 solar panels, and a dozen bicycles, marked the end of the main activities of the convoy, which has brought together several hundred politicians and activists over the past week. The 32 crew members from 10 countries docked with the so-called 'Granma 2.0' at the Havana cruise terminal after 8:00 a.m. and were received by representatives of the official Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples. “We know that what we bring in our boats is a drop in the ocean of Cuba's needs, which has lived for more than six decades under the US blockade,” highlighted Brazilian activist Thiago de Ávila e Silva Oliveira to the press. On that day, the arrival of the two additional sailboats was reported, which are now being searched for by the Navy.
