May 15, 2011 1:57 PM. The crew of Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas picked up some unexpected passengers on Saturday as it made its way back to home port.Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said as the ship was sailing back to Ft. Lauderdale, around 2 p.m. the crew spotted a makeshift boat with a yellow tarp; onboard were nine Cubans’ – eight men and one woman.">May 15, 2011 1:57 PM. The crew of Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas picked up some unexpected passengers on Saturday as it made its way back to home port.Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said as the ship was sailing back to Ft. Lauderdale, around 2 p.m. the crew spotted a makeshift boat with a yellow tarp; onboard were nine Cubans’ – eight men and one woman.">

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Allure Of The Seas Rescues Cuban Migrants

  • Submitted by: manso
  • 05 / 16 / 2011

May 15, 2011 1:57 PM. The crew of Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas picked up some unexpected passengers on Saturday as it made its way back to home port.

Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez said as the ship was sailing back to Ft. Lauderdale, around 2 p.m. the crew spotted a makeshift boat with a yellow tarp; onboard were nine Cubans’ – eight men and one woman.

Martinez said crew members in a launch rescued the migrants and brought them back to the ship where they were given food, water and medical attention.

The Coast Guard was notified and the migrants were turned over around 4 p.m.

Sunday morning the Allure of the Seas arrived back in Port Everglades, wrapping up a seven-day cruise which included stops in Labadee, Haiti; Falmouth, Jamaica and Cozumel, Mexico.

Source: http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/05/15/allure-of-the-seas-rescues-cuban-mi...

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