March 24, 2006 - Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Cuban craft

Yes, this is a boat made out of an old fuel tank. It consists only of the bare essentials --hull, engine, rudder, mast, ladder-- and shows the lengths people will go to find a better life. I don't know what happens to the passengers when they are found, but boats like this (and worse) regularly show up at the Isla Mujeres port captain's dock. This boat was aptly named El Nazareno - I suppose you rely on faith alone when you try to cross the Gulf Stream in a vessel like this.

posted by Mahi at 9:32 AM  

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