Nine dead after 22 days at sea

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According to the Coast Guard 18 surviving crew could barely stand on their feet. They were severely dehydrated. Their barely 10 meters long boat then drifted just over 200 kilometers west of the coast.

The cruise ship, en route from Tampa (Fl.) To the Mexican port of Cozumel. Since Cubans are deposited.

Since one and a half years ago the US announced to want to normalize relations with Cuba, has seen a sharp rise in the number of Cubans trying to reach the US by sea. Just last month 269 migrants trying to make the crossing.