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Makeshift boat washes ashore at Caswell Beach

Emily Poole posted photos of the boat that had fuel containers, rusty tools, oars and various other items. Bags inside the boat were labeled "Made in Cuba."

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Makeshift Boat washes ashore Caswell Beach
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Sydney Franklin
, WRAL multiplatform producer & WECT News
CASWELL BEACH, N.C. — A makeshift boat washed ashore at Caswell Beach over the weekend.

Emily Poole posted photos of the boat that had fuel containers, rusty tools, oars and various other items. Bags inside the boat were labeled "Made in Cuba."

"Hope the passengers made it, but really makes you think about how much we take our life for granted in the U.S.," Poole wrote with the post.

WECT reports the boat was made of heavy styrofoam and looked like it had a car engine inside.

"Others want to live here so bad they would risk building this boaty to travel 800 miles to freedom," said Poole.

The boat was removed by Caswell Beach Police and the U.S. Coast Guard, WECT reports.

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