Three Cuban sailors missing in shipwreck in Caribbean

[Judi Lynn]

Three Cuban sailors missing in shipwreck in Caribbean
]11:21, March 27, 2011

Three Cuban sailors remain missing after the sinking on March 19 of a Panamanian ship carrying salt, the Cuban Ministry of Transport said here Saturday.

"The ship Helga capsized off the coast of Belize, during a voyage from Mexico to Honduras with a cargo of bulk salt and eight of the eleven Cuban crew members were rescued," the release said.

According to the information, the Belizean authorities "did an extensive naval and air search in the area of the shipwreck and other adjacent areas since they received the first notice of the accident. "

The eight crew members who were rescued "are in good health" and returned to Cuba on Wednesday. But the ship's captain, Arturo Edreira, the Chief Engineer, Alexis Gonzalez, and the helmsman Nelson Perez have not been found.

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