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Marina rescues three drifting fishermen off island of Cozumel

Cozumel, Q.R. — Three Cozumel fishermen were returned to land by Mexican Marina personnel Tuesday after being adrift at sea. The three men were located three nautical miles (approximately five kilometers) north of Cozumel Island.

The Secretary of the Navy, acting as Coast Guard reported personnel from the Fifteenth Naval Zone rescued the three fishermen at sea after receiving a distress call at the Naval Search, Rescue and Maritime Surveillance Station (ENSAR) of Cozumel.

The call indicated that three men of Mexican nationality were on board a small fishing vessel named Esmeralda, which was adrift in the vicinity of Punta Norte of Isla Cozumel due to a failure in its outboard motor.

“To safeguard human life at sea, the immediate departure of a Defender vessel from the Naval Search, Rescue and Maritime Surveillance Station (ENSAR) of Cozumel was ordered, which located the vessel with its crew members on board.

Vessel Esmeralda was towed to the dock of the Naval Station where the crew members were treated by Naval Health personnel who provided first aid, finding them stable with signs of mild dehydration and heatstroke. They were later received by the Harbor Master’s Office of Cozumel Island for the corresponding procedures.