Overview
- Federal prosecutors in South Florida filed a maritime involuntary manslaughter charge against captain Yusiel López Insua over the Biscayne Bay collision.
- Prosecutors say a deckhouse and crane blocked his forward view and no lookout was assigned, so he did not see a youth-camp sailboat that had lost wind and stalled.
- A forensic review found internet activity on the captain’s phone during the voyage near the time of the impact, according to the Justice Department.
- Three children — Mila Yankelevich, Erin Victoria Ko Han and Arielle Mazi Buchman — died after the barge struck the sailboat near Miami Beach.
- The offense carries up to 10 years in federal prison as Coast Guard investigators, CGIS and Florida wildlife officers continue the probe, and families pursue separate civil lawsuits.