STORY: Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico arrived safely in Havana on Saturday (March 28), after bad weather delayed the voyage and the vessels were briefly reported missing.

The boats approached Havana Bay alongside a harbor pilot boat, passing Morro Castle and entering port before workers moored the vessel and crew members greeted Cuban authorities.

Adnaan Stumo, maritime fleet coordinator for the Nuestra America Convoy, said the boats encountered strong headwinds and took a longer route to protect the vessels and the people on board, adding that they were never in danger.

According to the Mexican Navy, a maritime surveillance aircraft spotted the sailboats on Friday (March 27) about 80 nautical miles, or 148 km, northwest of Cuba after they had been reported missing on Thursday (March 26), and the crews said they were in good health.

The vessels left Isla Mujeres in Mexico last Saturday (March 21) and had been expected to arrive in Havana between March 24 and March 25. The two boats were part of the Nuestra America Convoy, which according to Reuters included nearly 300 organizations from more than 30 countries and sought to deliver food, medicine, baby formula and other supplies to Cuba.

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SHOWS: HAVANA, CUBA (MARCH 28, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. SAILBOAT CARRYING HUMANITARIAN AID FROM MEXICO APPROACHING HAVANA BAY ALONGSIDE A HARBOR PILOT BOAT

2. VARIOUS OF FORTRESS AND LIGHTHOUSE AT HAVANA BAY ENTRANCE, WITH THE SAILBOAT ENTERING

3. VARIOUS OF SAILBOAT ENTERING THE BAY

4. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE WATERFRONT PROMENADE BESIDE THE BAY

5. SAILBOAT ALONGSIDE A HARBOR PILOT BOAT ENTERING THE BAY

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MARITIME FLEET COORDINATOR FOR THE "NUESTRA AMERICA CONVOY", ADNAAN STUMO, SAYING:

"The voyage was not especially difficult, but we faced strong headwinds, so we had to take a much longer route to keep the boats and crew safe. The important thing is that we arrived. We are very grateful to the Mexican maritime authorities for looking for us and for their concern. We were never in danger, but we did have to make some decisions to extend the journey in order to protect the vessels and everyone on board."

7. STUMO RECEIVING PORT OFFICIALS ABOARD THE VESSEL

8. PORT WORKERS MOORING THE VESSEL AT THE DOCK

9. FLOTILLA CREW MEMBER ABOARD THE VESSEL CASTING OFF

10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MARITIME FLEET COORDINATOR FOR THE "NUESTRA AMERICA CONVOY", ADNAAN STUMO, SAYING:

"We are here with a large amount of humanitarian aid, showing solidarity with crew members from several countries, and to say that we, as citizens from around the world, will not allow the American empire to suffocate or strangle the Cuban people."

11. SECOND SAILBOAT ENTERING PORT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A HARBOR PILOT BOAT

12. SAILBOAT ARRIVING AT THE QUAY

13. CREW MEMBERS CONVERSING ON THE QUAY

14. STUMO AND OTHER CREW MEMBERS GREETING CUBAN AUTHORITIES AT THE PORT