Mexico's navy says two boats ferrying aid to Cuba are missing

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MEXICO CITY: Two sailboats, the Friendship and Tigger Moth, have gone missing in the Caribbean while ferrying humanitarian aid from Mexico to Cuba. The Mexican Navy launched a search-and-rescue operation on Thursday after the vessels, carrying nine crew members, failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled. Officials confirmed there has been neither ‘communication nor confirmation of their arrival’ since they were expected to dock between 24 and 25 March.

The boats are part of the ‘Nuestra America Convoy,’ a grassroots effort delivering food, medicine, and solar equipment to help the island navigate a deepening economic crisis and fuel embargo. While a third vessel from the flotilla successfully reached Havana with 14 tons of supplies, the whereabouts of the two smaller craft remain unknown. 

A spokesperson for the convoy stated that the ‘captains and crews are experienced sailors’ and expressed confidence in their safety despite the lack of a distress signal.

Mexico is currently coordinating with maritime rescue centres in the United States, Cuba, France, and Poland to locate the missing activists. Naval units and aircraft are searching the route from Isla Mujeres to Havana, as the island continues to suffer from ‘prolonged power outages’ and severe shortages. This disappearance underscores the high stakes for humanitarian efforts operating within the region’s complex geopolitical and environmental landscape.