Two men who left Cuba more than a week ago on a homemade boat made from a surfboard and pontoons have been found safe near the Bahamas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
A boater reported to authorities seeing the men on the makeshift vessel about 5 p.m. Tuesday around 10 miles west of Bimini. That was welcome news for the Coast Guard, which presumed them missing at sea and suspended its search on Sunday.
“It was awesome we were able to find them,” said Petty Officer Jose Hernandez, a Coast Guard spokesman.
