Aid flotilla vessel arrives in Cuba amid US-driven energy crisis

Activists say that aid delivery is small 'gesture of solidarity' meant to draw attention to US energy blockade.

Humanitarian aid boat arrives in Cuba amid US blockade crisis

The first boat of a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food and solar panels reached Cuba on Tuesday to aid the island as a US fuel blockade deepens its energy crisis. The Maguro shrimp fishing boat docked in Havana three days later than hoped after battling strong winds, currents and a pesky battery during its journey from Mexico. As they approached Havana’s colonial-era fortification, the international activists stood on the cabin roof of the boat - symbolically renamed “Granma 2.0” as a...

By Agence France-Presse

First flotilla boat arrives in Cuba to deliver aid amid crisis

The first of three humanitarian aid boats carrying activists and crucial goods has arrived in Cuba from Mexico as groups around the world mobilize to supply the Cuban people with aid amid a US imposed fuel blockade. As fuel supplies run dry, the island has been experiencing widespread blackouts, and the country's crumbling infrastructure is nearing a breaking point.

By FRANCE24

Aid boat arrives in Cuba as US oil blockade bites

HAVANA (AFP) -- The first boat of a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food and solar panels reached Cuba on Tuesday to aid the island as a US fuel blockade deepens its energy crisis. The Maguro shrimp fishing boat docked in Havana three days later than hoped after battling strong winds, currents and a pesky battery during its journey from Mexico. As they approached Havana's colonial-era fortification, the international activists stood on the cabin roof of the boat -- symbolically renamed "Gran

By The Korea Herald