The crew of a Carnival cruise ship rescued 16 folks from a small boat in misery in open seas close to Cuba Friday as a harmful tropical storm raged throughout the area.
The Mardi Gras cruise ship “noticed a small vessel in misery and stopped to assist earlier than 8 a.m. Friday morning because the ship headed towards Florida,” Carnival Cruise Strains mentioned in a weblog publish. “They have been then seen by medical employees onboard, and got meals and garments.”
The weblog didn’t establish any of the rescued, believed to be Cuban nationals, and mentioned that they have been transferred to the Coast Guard Friday afternoon.
The survivor, who have been plucked from a small, overcrowded boat, included 11 males and 5 ladies, in keeping with CBS Information.
The cruise line informed CNN that those that had identification have been of Cuban nationality.
The rescue got here across the identical time the Nationwide Hurricane Middle issued a tropical storm warning for the area, with heavy rainfall and excessive seas anticipated Saturday.
