Singapore-managed ship rescues 17 Cubans, repatriates them from Jamaica
SEVENTEEN Cuban migrants were rescued by a Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) Singapore-managed tanker on January, in good health, put ashore in Kingston, Jamaica from where they were repatriated.
While the vessel was on route to Kingston, Jamaica, the ship responded to an alert from another vessel requesting assistance with the rescue of 17 persons from a raft.
All 17 persons: five female, 12 male, were brought on board, given food and clothing, after being at sea for 15 days on the raft, reported London's Tanker Operator.
Having disembarked in Kingston, local authorities a consigned them to the care of a Red Cross institution until repatriation.