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Cubans try âdrivingâ â59 Buick to Florida
Hat tip: Drudge. Edited for brevity.Two Cubans who tried to sail to Florida in a truck converted to a pontoon boat last year are making another attempt, this time piloting a seagoing 1950s-era Buick with nine other people, including five children, relatives said. Marciel Basanta Lopez and Luis Gras Rodriguez, who were sent back to Cuba in July after they failed to reach Florida in a converted 1951 Chevy pickup, were allegedly at the helm of the newest vehicle-boat conversion. Under U.S. immigration policy, Cubans who reach U.S. shores are allowed to stay while those caught at sea are usually returned. The Miami Herald said the 1959 Buick was nearly halfway to Key West by Tuesday evening. Key West is 90 miles from Havana, but it was not immediately clear where on Cuba the group had set out to sea. Relatives in Cuba told Basantaâs cousin, Kiriat Lopez, who lives in Lake Worth, that they knew the men were planning a second escape attempt. "My cousin isnât crazy. He wants to be free," Lopez told the newspaper. "Thatâs how crazy he is." Godspeed, gentlemen! Remember to signal when you pass the Coast Guard cutters (and please dim your headlights)! Posted by: Dar 2004-02-04 |
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