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Latin America

RustyWheels

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2. My wife was on a cruise ship in 1994 headed to Mexico

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 26, 2021, 10:13 PM

Apr 2021

When they picked up Cuban rafters at night after leaving Key West. May have been the same ship ??

My wife, who is Cuban, was traveling with her family. It was a memorable experience, as she talks about it whenever Cuban rafters are rescued at sea trying to make it the U.S.

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Cuban migrants rescued off Keys on a raft, Coast Guard says. That's not where they stayed [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2021 OP

I was on a ship where we picked up 6 Cubans in 1994 Turbineguy Apr 2021 #1

My wife was on a cruise ship in 1994 headed to Mexico RustyWheels Apr 2021 #2

Great to see two personal experiences posted. Unusual, for sure. 🌴 🌴 Judi Lynn Apr 2021 #3