2 Cubans die crossing gulf on a raft
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A dozen Cubans tried to cross the Gulf of Mexico in a raft but ran into trouble about 300 miles south of New Orleans, the Coast Guard reported.
Two died, two were missing and six were admitted to a hospital near New Orleans. The remaining two were on the Coast Guard cutter that rescued them. A Mexican naval vessel and a Coast Guard airplane were searching for the missing people.
The crew of the 800-foot tanker Eos reported Friday that the raft was in trouble and that some people were in the water.
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