One week after the tragic boating accident that claimed the life of Mila Yankelevich, the granddaughter of Cris Morena and Gustavo Yankelevich, and two other minors in Miami waters, a new detail revealed by journalist Martín Candalaft could change the course of the case. The captain of the tugboat pushing the barge did not have the required license to operate that vessel.
"The vessel that struck the sailboat where Mila was had a length of 60 feet (18 meters), which means it was over 18 meters. For this type of vessel, U.S. law requires a license that the captain did not have," Candalaft explained on his program. He added: "The sailboat, on the other hand, was only 17 feet (5.2 meters) long. That was what Mila was exposed to that morning."
Regulations in the United States state that, in the case of vessels under 26 feet (7.9 meters), a license is not mandatory. However, the barge involved in the accident far exceeded that measurement.
Another revelation that further complicates the situation is that the barge was not transporting garbage, as was initially believed, but rather construction materials and a large crane. This machinery was located at the front of the vessel and would have significantly limited the operator's field of vision at the time of the collision.
