Men Stranded in Kayak Saved by Cruise Ship

The Carnival Jubilee cruise ship briefly gained two extra passengers in the Gulf on Mexico on Monday. Carnival says two men in a kayak were rescued after they were spotted off the coast of Mexico's Isla Mujeres, NBC News reports. The cruise line says the men were quickly rescued by team members. The men said they used the kayak to stay afloat after their boat sank. "They were welcomed onto the ship safely and were evaluated by the ship's medical staff and given first aid and food," Carnival said in a news release.

The cruise line said it contacted the Mexican Navy and the men were transferred soon after they were rescued. After the rescue, the ship continued its journey from Texas to Roatan, an island off the coast of Honduras. In a similar rescue last month, the Carnival Vista rescued six people who were stranded near the Dominican Republic after a cargo boat capsized, Fox Business reports. (More cruise ships stories.)