"The Coast Guard has recommended manslaughter charges against the operators of the barge and tugboat that crashed into a Miami Yacht Club sailboat, killing three young girl campers in July, the federal agency announced Thursday. Three girls were killed in the July 28 crash off Hibiscus Island in Miami Beach when an "uninspected" barge, being pushed by a tugboat called Wood Chuck, ran over the 17-foot sailboat that carried five summer campers and a counselor from the yacht club, according to the Coast Guard."
"Two other girls were seriously injured. Mila Yankelevich, 7, Erin Victoria Ko Han, 13, and Arielle 'Ari' Mazi Buchman, 10, died in the aftermath of the collision, which occurred about 11:15 a.m. between Hibiscus and Monument islands off Miami Beach. Go to Herald.com for the full report."
The Coast Guard recommended manslaughter charges against the operators of an uninspected barge and its tugboat after a deadly July collision off Miami Beach. The crash occurred July 28 near Hibiscus and Monument islands at about 11:15 a.m. An uninspected barge, pushed by the tugboat Wood Chuck, ran over a 17-foot Miami Yacht Club sailboat carrying five summer campers and a counselor. Three campers—Mila Yankelevich, 7; Erin Victoria Ko Han, 13; and Arielle 'Ari' Mazi Buchman, 10—died. Two other girls sustained serious injuries.
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