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Joint Federal-State Inquiry Launches Salvage Operations After Barge Crash Kills Two Children

A joint federal-state inquiry has launched salvage operations to recover the sailboat trapped under the barge

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First responders handle the boating accident off Miami Beach which killed two kids.

Overview

  • The barge captain has undergone drug and alcohol testing and an interview as part of the Coast Guard-led investigation
  • Salvage teams have begun retrieving the youth sailboat that remains lodged beneath the work barge in Biscayne Bay
  • Two children died from injuries sustained in the July 28 collision, two others remain in critical condition at Jackson Memorial’s Ryder Trauma Center, and two people avoided hospitalization
  • The Miami Yacht Club has suspended its youth sailing camp and confirmed that families of the deceased have arrived in Miami
  • Investigators are analyzing vessel tracking data and video footage to determine causal factors in the capsizing incident