"The convoy is still en route to complete its mission: to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to the Cuban people," said Nuestra America's spokesman, who thanked Mexican and Cuban authorities for their "support, coordination and professionalism."

This article by Gustavo Castillo originally appeared in the March 28, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

Havana. The two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid that disappeared en route to Cuba have been located and their crews are “safe,” organizers of the convoy said Saturday, adding that the mission is continuing. This was also confirmed by the Mexican Navy (Semar) in a statement.

Since Thursday, the Navy had deployed an operation to find the whereabouts of these boats that had departed a week ago from Isla Mujeres, in the southeast of the country.

The ships were part of an international convoy that wants to send 50 tons of medical supplies, food, solar panels and other goods to the needy Cuban population.

The Mexican Navy (Semar) reported that an aircraft located “the catamaran-type vessels that were being searched for in the Caribbean.”

“They were located 80 nautical miles northwest of Havana, Cuba.”

After locating the vessels, a Navy ship “is heading to the area to provide support. Radio communication is being maintained” with the vessels that departed from Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, on March 20, he said.

A spokesperson for the Nuestra America convoy confirmed the location: “We are relieved to confirm that the two sailboats have been located by the Mexican Navy. The crews are safe and the ships are continuing their journey to Havana.”

“The convoy is still en route to complete its mission: to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to the Cuban people,” said the spokesman, who thanked Mexican and Cuban authorities for their “support, coordination and professionalism.”

Contradictory Communications

On the eve of the incident, conflicting statements from Mexico and the United States generated further uncertainty about the fate of the two sailboats, named Friend Ship and Tiger Moth.

Earlier in the day, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had declared that the “search” for the two boats was continuing.

A Mexican navy ship “made contact with them and after a few hours lost contact,” the president explained at a press conference in Mexico City.

However, at approximately the same time, the United States Coast Guard told AFP that “it had received a report at 10:36 (08:36 Central Mexico time) that the two vessels transited safely to Cuba.”

Later, the same service issued another statement clarifying that it is not participating in the search, which is being led by the Mexican Navy and Cuban authorities.

As evening fell, Cuban and Mexican authorities had not confirmed a sighting of the vessels.

“From our country we are doing everything possible in the search and rescue of these brothers in arms,” ​​said Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

The Mexican navy did not specify the identity or nationalities of the crew members, but stressed that it was maintaining communication with rescue agencies in Poland, France, Cuba and the United States.

The Huasteco ship, from the Mexican navy, arrived in Havana this Friday from Mexico with 111 tons of food and other donations collected by Mexican civil organizations, Cuban television reported.

This is the fourth shipment of humanitarian aid sent to the island since mid-February by the Sheinbaum government, which has already delivered more than three thousand tons of supplies to the country, such as milk, meat products, beans, rice and personal hygiene items.

“Mexico and the president of Mexico have no idea how many Cubans would like to personally thank their president for everything she has done for Cuba during these times,” Díaz-Canel said in an interview he gave Thursday to the Mexican newspaper La Jornada.

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