Sinking of tugboat 13 de Marzo
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Sinking of tugboat 13 de Marzo
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The sinking of the tugboat 13 de Marzo was an incident on July 13, 1994, when 72 Cubans attempted to leave the island of Cuba on a stolen tugboat, to seek asylum in the United States. 41 passengers were drowned at sea when the tugboat sank. It was alleged that the Cuban coast guard deliberately sank the commandeered vessel and then refused to rescue some of the passengers. The Cuban government stated that the boat was sunk by accident.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_tugboat_13_de_Marzo
date created:
2009-05-10T16:09:26Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T15:41:22Z
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