embarcación
boat/vessel
cayuco
big canoe/boat used to transfer immigrants
patera
slightly smaller boat used to transfer immigrants
guardia costera
coastal guard
atravesia
crossing
vientos alisios
trade winds (in Atlantic Ocean)
un rumbo
a course
el rescate
rescue / randsom / bailout
remolinos nubosos
cloudy swirls / whirlpools (hurricanes)