After 34 days in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the survivors were rescued with serious malnutrition problems; Four other people died during their journey.
After spending 34 days adrift in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, four Cuban shipwrecks were rescued this Saturday morning on the coast of Tamaulipas, specifically in the municipality of San Fernando.
The men were found with a high degree of malnutrition and dehydration, four other foreigners died in the shipwreck.
Fishermen located a raft with the four Cubans, three kilometers out to sea within the Boca de Catán Barra. The Cubans were transferred to the Punta de Piedra fishing town.
The rescued, who are between 26 and 35 years old, commented that they left the island of Cuba on April 1, in a boat made of sheets and pieces of wood; Unfortunately for them, their rudder broke and they were lost in the open sea.
They also commented that they experienced serious inclement weather, such as strong storms with waves of about five meters high. It was in one of those storms when the other crew members of the raft fell into the sea and died.
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