Celebrity Beyond accidents and incidents

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boat rescues - 2023 (23 Cubans)

Date	Accident
07 January 2023	Boat Rescue On January 7, 2023, while en route from Mexico back to Florida, the ship rescued 19 Cuban refugees sailing towards the USA on a makeshift boat. Spotted in the Florida Straits, the small boat was in distress and the ship changed course to provide assistance. The rescue operation took ~2 hours. The migrants were embarked and provided with food and medical attention. The USCG was also notified. The incident occurred at the end of the 5-day "Mexico Cruise" (itinerary Jan 3-8, roundtrip from Port Everglades/Fort Lauderdale) visiting Cozumel (Jan 5) and Costa Maya (Jan 6). Four Cuban migrants floating on a similar boat were rescued by Celebrity Beyond on January 2nd, during the previous voyage. This incident occurred at the end of the 7-day "New Year's Cruise" (Western Caribbean roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale/itinerary December 26 - Jan 3) visiting Nassau (Dec 27), Grand Cayman (Dec 29), Isla Roatan, Honduras (Dec 30) and Mexico's Costa Maya (Dec 31) and Cozumel (Jan 1).

Date

Accident

07 January 2023

Boat Rescue

On January 7, 2023, while en route from Mexico back to Florida, the ship rescued 19 Cuban refugees sailing towards the USA on a makeshift boat. Spotted in the Florida Straits, the small boat was in distress and the ship changed course to provide assistance. The rescue operation took ~2 hours. The migrants were embarked and provided with food and medical attention. The USCG was also notified.

The incident occurred at the end of the 5-day "Mexico Cruise" (itinerary Jan 3-8, roundtrip from Port Everglades/Fort Lauderdale) visiting Cozumel (Jan 5) and Costa Maya (Jan 6).

Four Cuban migrants floating on a similar boat were rescued by Celebrity Beyond on January 2nd, during the previous voyage. This incident occurred at the end of the 7-day "New Year's Cruise" (Western Caribbean roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale/itinerary December 26 - Jan 3) visiting Nassau (Dec 27), Grand Cayman (Dec 29), Isla Roatan, Honduras (Dec 30) and Mexico's Costa Maya (Dec 31) and Cozumel (Jan 1).

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