Two men stranded on a kayak in the Gulf of Mexico were rescued by the Carnival Jubilee cruise ship Monday.
The cruise team spotted the men off Isla Mujeres, Mexico, on their scheduled route from Texas to the western Caribbean, Carnival said in a news release.
The men ended up in the middle of the ocean after their boat sank, and they relied on a kayak for survival. They received first aid, food and a medical evaluation once they were safely aboard the cruise ship.
The cruise ship contacted the Mexican navy and transferred the men to its custody shortly after the rescue. Officials have not released their identities.
The rescue occurred about a month after a similar incident in which the Carnival Vista team saved six men stranded in the ocean near the Dominican Republic after a small cargo vessel capsized.
The Carnival Jubilee will continue on its scheduled route.
