After missing for almost three weeks at sea, the families of two fishermen have now received confirmation that their loved ones have been found alive in Cuba.
Captain Wade Riley, 39, and crew member Ricardo Hinsey, 21, of the fishing boat Lady Una survived eight days on the high seas in a 13-foot boston whaler, drifting more than 200 miles from Exuma to Havana, Cuba.
Supt. Willard Cunningham, in charge of the George Town police division in Exuma, who had joined the search for the two men, said, “It is a miracle”.
Bahamas Air and Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) Operations Manager Chris Lloyd told The Tribune yesterday that the men, after disappearing on January 3, drifted for eight days before they made landfall in Cuba.
Mr. Lloyd explained that the men were held in Cuba for ten days without being allowed to communicate with their families.
The two men were finally able to contact their family members in the Bahamas on Saturday.
Source: Karin Herig, The Tribune
