By AFP, Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 27 Mar 202627 Mar 2026Mexico’s Navy and the United States Coast Guard have signalled that the search is ongoing for two missing sailboats that were part of a humanitarian convoy to Cuba this week.Nine people were on board the two vessels, which departed from Isla Mujeres in Mexico on March 20. They were initially expected to arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe sailboats were part of an expedition organised by the Nuesta America Convoy, which has accused the US government of “strangling” Cuba by “cutting off fuel, flights, and critical supplies for survival”.Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel was among those voicing anxiety on Friday about the fate of the boats.“We express our particular concern regarding the two Mexican vessels transporting solidarity aid to #Cuba as part of the #ConvoyNuestraAmérica,” he wrote on social media.“From our country, we are doing everything possible to search for and rescue these brothers in the struggle.”Earlier on Friday, the US Coast Guard retracted a statement to the news agency AFP that the boats had been located.Search efforts are currently being led by Cuba and Mexico, but the US Coast Guard told the news outlet Reuters that it is prepared to help. “We remain vigilant and prepared to provide support if requested,” it said.The convoy comes in response to worsening humanitarian conditions in Cuba, which has largely been cut off from foreign oil supplies since January.That month, the US launched a military operation to abduct and imprison then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro …
