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Cubans found at sea on converted pickup truck

 

Twelve Cuban migrants were caught attempting to get to the US in a truck they had turned into a boat.

 

They converted a 1951 Chevy pickup and used empty 55-gallon drums to keep it afloat.

 

They attached a propeller to the drive shaft, giving the craft a top speed of just 8mph.

 

A US Customs aircraft spotted the truck as the Cubans crossed the Florida Straits.

 

The dozen migrants were just 40 miles from their destination when they were taken off and returned to the island Coast Guard, said Petty Officer Ryan Doss.

 

Migrants have been found on rafts or small boats made out of fridges, bathtubs, surfboards and inner tubes, but the truck was believed to be a first.

 

"We haven't come across any vehicles like that before," Doss said.

 

The Cubans were returned to Cuba. Under US law, Cubans who reach American shores are allowed to stay while those caught at sea are usually sent home.

 

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