"Can you imagine, from Cuba? That's a long way to come! It's a good thing they still have water in here, maybe they made it." The boat was found just south of Bob Hall Pier, Tunnell said in the video.

In Cuba, few fishing boats exist and with strict controls around acquiring them Cuban fishermen have been building their own. The vessels are named corchos, which translates to cork in English ...

The smuggling scheme then began on Nov. 16 when a boat left Cuba and headed towards South Florida with 18 migrants. While on the water, the boat sank and killed 16 people on board, including children.