Mexico sends a fourth ship with humanitarian aid to Cuba

Mexico City.- The Mexican Government announced this Friday the arrival in Cuba of a new ship with humanitarian aid to Cuba, which includes 96 tons of food, amid the economic deterioration on the Caribbean island and the oil embargo imposed by the United States. "The Huasteco Logistics Support Ship, which set sail from the port of Veracruz, arrived in the Republic of Cuba on the morning of this Friday with more than 96 tons of humanitarian aid consisting of various provisions, mainly beans and rice," reported the Mexican Foreign Ministry.

Mexico channels aid to Cuba

This is the fourth shipment of these characteristics from Mexico to Cuba so far this year, totaling 3,125 tons of humanitarian aid destined for the civilian population of the Cuban people, the official statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specified. The aid was sent by the Government of Mexico, with the participation of the governments of Mexico City and the state of Puebla, as well as social organizations.

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Last Monday, the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed that her government would continue sending humanitarian aid to Cuba and urged organizations such as the United Nations (UN) to do the same, in the face of the worsening economic crisis experienced by the Caribbean island due to the US oil blockade. Sheinbaum's statements are made in a context of tensions between Washington and Havana, and while a convoy of three ships with humanitarian aid traveled from Mexico to Cuba, at a time of economic and energy crisis aggravated by restrictions on fuel supply.

Lost Ships

The Nuestra América convoy departed last weekend from southeastern Mexico and arrived with its main vessel last Tuesday in Cuba, with several tons of humanitarian aid, food, medicines, and solar panels, but two accompanying sailboats lost communication at sea. This Friday, Sheinbaum reported that the Mexican Government continues the search and rescue operation for the two vessels with nine people on board that departed for Cuba with humanitarian aid on March 21 from Isla Mujeres, in the Mexican Caribbean. According to the Mexican Navy, activists of Mexican, Cuban, Polish, French, and American nationalities were traveling on both vessels. According to the schedule, they were expected to arrive between March 24th and 25th, but there is no confirmation of their arrival.

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Cuba has been experiencing a severe energy crisis since mid-2024, with a history of blackouts that already totals seven national ones plus another seven partial ones, due to the combination of a structural factor, an obsolete electrical system, and the US oil embargo.