Two men are breathing a sigh of relief after their boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico.
The incident happened on Monday aboard the Carnival Jubilee ship. passed it Mexico’s Isla Mujeres reported on NBC 5. Eagle-eyed cruise staff noticed the men drifting in kayaks and knew exactly what to do.
After the crew brought the men aboard the ship, they were given medical treatment and food. The cruise line said the rescued men later explained that their boat had sunk and that they had jumped into a kayak to survive.
image show The moment the orange and yellow kayak floats on the water and approaches the ship:
Two men stranded in a kayak in the Gulf of Mexico are counting their blessings after being rescued by a cruise ship. https://t.co/8mwTjBe7ac
— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) January 30, 2024
Video footage taken from a cruise ship I got caught Kayaks bobbed up and down in the distance while travelers watched from the ship’s balcony.
As the kayak approached the boat, a person near the camera said, “There’s nothing on the boat.” The travelers then watch the rescue unfold.
Many people applauded as one of the men appeared to try to climb onto the side of the ship to get to safety.
another photo show One of the boaters was holding the hand of a crew member who was getting out of the kayak.
“We are on this cruise! The staff was so responsive!” one social media user commented On the photo:
A Carnival cruise ship rescues two men in a kayak after their boat sinks in the Gulf of Mexico. https://t.co/Joh8CA71e0 pic.twitter.com/nFH3r7IWsA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 30, 2024
NBC reported that the two boatmen were eventually transferred to a Mexican Navy ship, but “Carnival declined to say how far from shore they were when they were discovered.” ” he said.
“The Jubilee departed from Galveston on Saturday on a seven-day cruise through the Western Caribbean and continued sailing to Mahogany Bay on the island of Roatan in Honduras after being rescued. The ship is scheduled to return to Galveston on Saturday morning. ” the paper said.
