From GIS Tue 6th Aug 2013

Authorities are processing three Belizeans and one Jamaican, who were intercepted by the Joint Marine Unit around 5:00am today (Tuesday, 6 August, 2013) after their engine ran out of fuel or malfunctioned.

Their canoe, about 27 feet long, was located about five miles off East End after the men called for emergency assistance. The illegal migrants were refused entry and taken into custody.

The boaters gave conflicting stories about how they arrived in Cayman’s territorial waters.

Photo: Photo credit – Information Officer Lennon Christian

The disabled canoe was towed into George Town harbour.