Overview

• Calena Areyan Gruber’s parents asked for privacy as their 7-year-old recovers at home from severe lacerations and trauma after a barge struck the camp sailboat on July 28.
• A third young sailor, 10-year-old Arielle Mazi Buchman, died on August 3 after days of treatment, following the earlier deaths of 7-year-old Mila Yankelevich and 13-year-old Erin Ko Han.
• The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed negative drug and alcohol tests for all operators and established a protected perimeter to keep other vessels away from the submerged sailboat.
• Investigators invited Argentinian and Chilean maritime authorities to join the ongoing inquiry into causal factors and navigation protocols in Biscayne Bay’s mixed-traffic waters.
• The Miami Yacht Club and Miami Youth Sailing Foundation have mobilized grief counseling and support services as families mourn and await the Coast Guard’s final safety recommendations.