Tugboat Captain Charged in Fatal Crash, Phone Use Questioned
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Tugboat Captain Faces Manslaughter Charges: A Deadly Collision in Biscayne Bay
A forty-six-year-old tugboat captain from Miami, Yusiel Lopez Insua, is charged with federal seamans manslaughter following a fatal crash last July in Biscayne Bay. Insua was shoving a barge filled with construction debris through a busy waterway when his tugboat collided with a sailboat carrying a nineteen-year-old counselor and five girls from a sailing camp, aged seven to thirteen. The collision resulted in the drowning of three girls and left the counselor and two others injured. Investigations revealed that Insua was browsing the internet on his phone at the time of the accident, violating safety rules. If convicted, he could face up to ten years in prison, highlighting the importance of vigilance on the water amidst the ongoing boating fatalities this year.
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