Former MTV VJ Downtown Julie Brown was on board Brilliance of the Seas as it rescued 11 refugees from a vessel in distress.

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The cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas rescued 11 people adrift in the Gulf of Mexico between Cuba and Mexico on Wednesday, according to VACAYA, an LGBT+ vacation company that chartered the ship.