The last two sailboats of the Nuestra América convoy arrived this Saturday afternoon (03/28/2026) in Havana after seven days of sailing and after being missing in the Caribbean while transporting humanitarian aid to the island.
Aided by the boat Pilots from the Port of Havana, the boats entered the bay of this capital after 4:00 p.m. occupied by activists, including two women, six men and a three-year-old minor.
The ships bring the last shipments of the “Our America” convoy, an international humanitarian initiative that has brought aid to support Cuba, at a time when a US oil blockade aggravates the island’s energy and economic crisis.
Unexpected delay
The Friend Ship and the Tiger Moth, which set sail from the Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico, were expected to arrive in Cuba between Tuesday and Wednesday. But the Mexican Navy lost communication with them and activated a search operation last Thursday. This Saturday it reported that one of its aircraft located the vessels 80 nautical miles northwest of Havana.
The convoy will complete its mission to deliver “urgently needed humanitarian aid to the Cuban people,” a spokesman for the “Our America” convoy said earlier.
Neither the Navy nor the spokesperson explained why the two vessels lost contact. On Friday, cross statements from Mexico and the United States generated more uncertainty about the fate of the two sailboats.
Finally, the Mexican Navy Secretariat reported this morning that a Navy aircraft had located both catamaran-type vessels, located 80 nautical miles northwest of Havana after a week missing in the Mexican Caribbean after setting sail from Isla Mujeres (southeast of Mexico).
(mn/efe, afp)
