Tugboat Captain Charged in Deadly Sailing Camp Crash

0:00It's April 1st, from your city to your ears. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. A tugboat captain in Miami just got hit with a Siemens manslaughter charge after a deadly crash that took the lives of three young girls from a sailing camp. Sailing camp, UCL Lopez and Sua, 46 years old, was pushing a barge loaded with construction debris through Biscayne Bay back in July when his vessels slammed into their sailboat. The feds say in Sua had no clear line of sight, and there was nobody posted as they look out on the tugboat. The small sailboat carrying a 19-year-old counselor and five girls aged 7-13 had stalled right in the barge's path. This tragedy hit hard. Two girls, 7-13 years old, were pronounced dead at the hospital and a 10-year-old who fought for days in. Critical condition passed away too. The family is a heartbroken, and it happened during the kid's final week at the Miami yacht club camp. Investigators found in Sua was using his cell phone and accessing the internet right

1:02around the collision time. If convicted, he's looking at up to 10 years in federal prison for skipping basic safety rules on the water. Boating accidents like this are rare, but devastating. Out of over 550 recreational deaths nationwide this year, only 43 came. From vessel collisions, stay safe out there on those bays, folks. One wrong move changes everything.