He said a company diver reported the object, and Mexican navy divers removed it and handed it over to the Defence Department for analysis. The ferry company, Barcos Caribe, whose boat was hit by the Feb. 21 blast, was suspended by the government from operating four days later, even though the firm said it had the necessary permits. Ferries not operated by Barcos Caribe continued to shuttle passengers between Cozumel and Playa del Carmen on Friday. On Cozumel, tourist Jack Bushman of New York had not heard of the incidents or the U.S. travel alert until a journalist asked him about it. “I think the Mexican government will probably be doing a good job searching the ships, making sure this doesn’t happen again,” Bushman said.

Source: National Post March 02, 2018 15:02 UTC