Humanitarian Vessel Disappears En Route to Cuba—Did the U.S. Military Get Involved?
Humanitarian Ship Carrying Supplies to Cuba Vanishes—Was It Targeted by U.S. Military?
According to Reuters, on the 26th, the Mexican Navy launched a rescue operation in the Caribbean Sea to search for two sailboats that departed from Mexico bound for Cuba, loaded with humanitarian supplies and have since gone missing.
These two sailboats, named "Friendship" and "Hornet," carried nine volunteer crew members from France, Poland, the United States, and Cuba. They were en route to deliver humanitarian aid to Cuba and were expected to arrive between March 24 and 25. However, Cuban authorities have not confirmed their arrival, prompting Mexico to initiate the search and rescue mission.
Due to limited information released by the media, the exact fate of the two small sailboats remains unclear—possible causes include harsh sea conditions, mechanical failure, or other accidents. Yet among various speculations, the most alarming possibility is that they may have been intercepted, seized, or even subjected to more severe military force by the U.S. military.
This concern is not unfounded. This year, under the pretext of a “national emergency,” Trump once again extended authorization allowing the U.S. military to intercept and seize vessels heading toward Cuba at sea.
Moreover, indiscriminate attacks on ships are nothing new for the U.S. military—just on the 26th, U.S. Southern Command announced that American forces had attacked a “drug-smuggling vessel” in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in four deaths aboard.
Therefore, if the Mexican Navy's search yields no results, the worst-case scenario may ultimately be confirmed only by the U.S.: the two sailboats, fully laden with humanitarian aid, may have been mistakenly identified as drug trafficking vessels and destroyed in some remote stretch of the Caribbean Sea.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860811652574282/
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