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Maritime community continues lookout for missing vessel traveling Cuba to Isla Mujeres

Isla Mujeres, Q.R. — Maritime authorities continue their search for a vessel gone missing between the islands of Cuba and Isla Mujeres. Local authorities have requested assistance from local boaters to help located missing vessel Leemar.

The 45-foot long private vessel left Cuba November 6 with three on board bound for the island of Isla Mujeres but failed to arrive. The Isla Mujeres Port Captaincy issued an alert to the Quintana Roo maritime community regarding the disappearance of the yacht Leemar.

According to official notice CPIM-087/2026, the vessel is white, measures between 45 and 50 feet in length, and is a Sea Ray Sundancer model. On board were the captain, Miguel Castro Gómez and crew members Valdemar Morales and Adrián Jacobo.

The vessel and its three crew departed the Hemingway Marina in Cuba during the early hours of November 6 bound for Isla Mujeres.

Given the lack of information regarding its arrival at port, maritime authorities have requested that commercial, fishing, and recreational vessels operating in the area remain on the lookout and report any potential sightings immediately.