The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a dozen people from a sinking ship off the coast of Cuba.
On Saturday, the Coast Guard Seventh District command center in Miami received notice that the 120-foot coastal freighter, Granam ST Anne, out of Haiti, was taking on water while in Cuban territorial seas, the Coast Guard said.
Two helicopters, one from the Bahamas and the other from Puerto Rico, were deployed to intercept the crew and take them to safety.
When Coast Guard helicopters arrived, the crew members had already abandoned the freighter and were floating on a life raft.
All 12 people were hoisted onto one of the two helicopters and transferred to Great Inagua, Bahamas. One Jamaican, two Nicaraguans, one American and eight Haitian crew members were rescued. No one needed medical attention, the Coast Guard said.
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