Small flotilla leaves Miami headed to waters off island of Cuba as show of support
Six boats head to shores off Cuba to show people they support their protests
KEY WEST, Fla. – Organizers of a flotilla originally expected dozens of boaters to join them Friday on an ambitious journey, but they only ended up with half a dozen.
Osdany Veloz was on one of six boats part of the SOS Cuba flotilla.
“There’s people that have messaged me from Cuba, so they are expecting us over there,” Veloz said. Speaking of the handful of boats in the flotilla to Cuba, he said, “We were expecting a lot more people. I’m not going to lie to you.”