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Giant cruise ships are rescuing migrants from the Caribbean
Remark on this storyComment Earlier this week, the Carnival Spirit was carrying travellers on a Caribbean cruise from Miami when it encountered a little boat around the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. According to Carnival Cruise Line, officers aboard the ship saw a group “in distress,” and crew members introduced all 24 persons on board. Clinical employees then checked them out ahead of the cruise line transferred them to a U.S. Coastline Guard ship. While rescue missions at sea are not cruise ships’ most important intent, it’s not uncommon for them to presume that responsibility. For Carnival, the rescue Tuesday was its fifth of 2023, and the 14th considering that…