Overview

• U.S. Coast Guard investigators identified Waterfront Construction, owned by Jorge Rivas, as the registered owner of the tug and barge involved in the late‐July Biscayne Bay collision.
• The Miami-Dade Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed that all three child victims, including 7-year-old Mila Yankelevich, died from accidental drowning rather than blunt-force trauma.
• Coast Guard teams are collecting navigational data, witness statements and video evidence to establish right-of-way and determine fault in the collision.
• Two weeks after the tragedy, Gustavo Yankelevich and Cris Morena posted their first public messages of support on Instagram, praising grandson Valentín’s sixth-place finish in the TC2000 race.
• The family’s brief expressions of resilience—‘tristes, con mucho dolor, pero de pie’—have drawn widespread sympathy and signaled a cautious return to public life.