Overview

• The judiciary lifted the ship’s seizure on September 3 and DICAPI cleared departure on September 4, after which the Mare Doricum sailed to China.
• FEMA argues the release relied on a ‘principio de oportunidad’ arranged by former prosecutor Ariel Tapia that remains nonfinal and irregular.
• Prosecutors submitted certified records to judicial oversight, DICAPI and the National Port Authority to determine possible administrative and jurisdictional liabilities.
• Authorities warn the ship’s absence could limit further forensic examinations and complicate assigning responsibility in the open 2022 La Pampilla spill case.
• Serfor attributes 1,855 coastal wildlife deaths to the January 2022 spill, underscoring the scale of environmental and social harm under investigation.