People in a makeshift boat with the U.S. flag painted on the side are captured by the Cuban Coast Guard, seen from the Malecon seawall in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.

HAVANA (AP) — Onlookers scratched their heads at a peculiar scene just off the coast of Havana on Monday — Cuba’s coast guard intercepted nearly a dozen passengers from a scrappy blue handmad… ...

People in a makeshift boat with the U.S. flag painted on the side are captured by the Cuban Coast Guard, seen from the Malecon seawall in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) ...

People in a makeshift boat with the U.S. flag painted on the side are captured by the Cuban Coast Guard, seen from the Malecon seawall in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) ...

HAVANA (AP) — Onlookers scratched their heads at a peculiar scene just off the coast of Havana on Monday — Cuba’s coast guard intercepted nearly a dozen passengers from a scrappy blue handmad… ...