A pair of cruise ships got here to assistance from 24 stranded migrants close to the Florida Keys earlier this week.
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In response to ABC Information, the Celeb Past was en path to Fort Lauderdale when it rescued 19 individuals from a ship Monday, offering them with meals, shelter and medical providers. In the meantime, Carnival Celebration rescued 5 different individuals about 29 miles northwest of Cuba, Matt Lupoli, a spokesman for Carnival Cruise Line, confirmed to the information outlet.
“The ship resumed her voyage with no modifications to her scheduled itinerary and Carnival Celebration returned to Miami Tuesday morning after a week-long Caribbean cruise,” it mentioned.
“We’re grateful for the swift motion by our crew and the lives saved because of this,” Celeb Cruises added in an announcement to ABC.
Celeb Past captain Kate McCue shared footage of the rescue in an Instagram video posted Tuesday.
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