A Mexican Billionaire's Yacht Was Used to Rescue Migrants in Mediterranean

  • Yacht owned by Mexico’s Bailleres family aided migrants
  • The migrants fell off a fishing boast off the coast of Greece
The Mayan Queen IV yacht.Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images
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A yacht owned by one of Mexico’s wealthiest families was part of the rescue of about 106 migrants that were inside a capsized vessel in the Mediterranean sea.

The Mayan Queen IV yacht, registered under the now-deceased Alberto Bailleres, aided in the rescue of migrants who had fallen off a fishing boat off the coast of Greece, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported citing the Greek Coast Guard and local outlets.