Cruise ship rescues six floating on raft

(CFNews): Six people found floating on a raft have been rescued by the Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas. The cruise ship turned rescue ship arrived at Port Canaveral Monday morning, but without the rescued party. Law enforcement took the group off the ship to be questioned. The Monarch of the Seas was leaving the Bahamas, when a passenger spotted the raft. Officials said they think the group of six was floating for 15 days, but there was no way to know exactly how long. An investigation has begun, and officials said they think the people on the raft are migrants from Cuba.

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