Cruise ship compelled to divert after discovering 17 Cuban migrants in small raft

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Crew members aboard Superstar Past rescued 19 migrants from a crowded boat Monday off the coast of Florida. (Captain Kate McCue)
Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas cruise ship rescued 17 Cuban migrants Saturday who have been noticed in a makeshift boat.
After seeing the boat adrift and in want of help whereas en path to the Bahamas, the Royal Caribbean ship launched a profitable rescue operation and introduced all 17 passengers aboard.
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Images from onboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas cruise ship present the rescue of 17 Cuban migrants, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Fox Information / Fox Information)
The cruise ship’s medical crew offered take care of the Cuban nationals pulled from the boat.
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A passenger aboard the Liberty of the Seas spoke with Fox Information Digital in regards to the incident. The passenger additionally offered pictures of the rescue, however requested to maintain their id personal.
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Images from onboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas cruise ship present the rescue of 17 Cuban migrants, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Fox Information / Fox Information)
The Liberty of the Seas was reportedly compelled to forgo a deliberate cease on its cruise route so as to ship the migrants to the U.S. Coast Guard.
“Whereas enroute to The Bahamas, Liberty of the Seas encountered a small vessel adrift and in want of help,” Royal Caribbean mentioned in a press release to Fox Information.
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Images from onboard Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas cruise ship present the rescue of 17 Cuban migrants, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Fox Information / Fox Information)
The corporate continued, “The ship’s crew instantly launched a rescue operation, safely bringing 17 individuals onboard. The crew is actively giving them medical consideration, and dealing with the US Coast Guard.”