Two boats carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico to Cuba that went missing have been located by the Mexican Navy and their crews are safe, a spokesman for the Nuestra America Convoy said Saturday.“The ships are continuing their voyage to Havana,” a spokesman told Reuters. “The convoy is on track to fulfill its mission – delivering urgently needed humanitarian aid to the Cuban people.”Both boats are part of a broader grassroots effort to deliver food, medicine, infant formula and other supplies to Cuba.The sailboats left Mexico’s Isla Mujeres last Saturday and were expected to reach Havana between March 24 and 25.The convoy is part of a broader aid mission to Cuba amid a U.S. blockade of shipments of oil and other supplies that has worsened power conditions and forced the state to ration services.Confusion over the boats’ whereabouts had already arisen when the US Coast Guard initially told French news agency AFP on Friday that the vessels had been found, but later retracted the statement and said the search was still ongoing.The Nuestra America Coalition, or Our America in Spanish, consists of approximately 300 organizations from more than 30 countries, including non-governmental groups, unions, political parties, and lawmakers.The group has already delivered about 20 tons of aid to Cuba by air and sea, including food, medicine, solar panels and bicycles.
