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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Mexican navy rescues 17 Cuban rafters

Mexican navy rescues 17 Cuban rafters
Posted on Wed, Jun. 11, 2008
Associated Press

MEXICO CITY --
The Mexican Navy says it has rescued 17 Cuban rafters from a tiny coral
island off Mexico's Caribbean coast.

Navy personnel say the 11 men and six women were suffering from
dehydration and had arrived aboard a makeshift raft with a diesel motor.

They were found Tuesday and taken to the mainland.

Cubans are increasingly traveling through Mexico in a bid to reach the
United States instead of trying to get past U.S. Coast Guard patrols off
Florida.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/story/566007.html

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