US EditionTwo dead after Peruvian Navy Ship collided with oil platform on Amazon river
- On May 2, 2025, the Peruvian navy ship Ucayali collided with an anchored oil platform owned by Perenco near where the Napo River merges into the Amazon River in the northern region of Peru.
- The collision occurred during a humanitarian mission along the Amazon River and followed heavy rain and a reported radar failure on the vessel.
- The impact caused severe damage to the Ucayali, killed two crew members including Gonzalo Apaza Huanca and Jose Antonio Francisco Morales, and left the unit commander Juan Miguel Davila Arevalo missing.
- Rescue efforts saved thirty sailors, while specialised divers and helicopters searched for the missing commander, and the defence ministry launched an investigation into the collision's causes.
- The incident highlights environmental risks from oil infrastructure in the Amazon, where previous spills have severely affected wildlife and indigenous communities, though it is unclear if this collision caused oil leakage.
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Two dead after Peruvian Navy Ship collided with oil platform on Amazon river
At least two crew members have been confirmed dead and one person remains missing after a Peruvian navy vessel collided with an oil platform in the Amazon River during the early hours of Friday morning. According to a statement from Peru’s Ministry of Defence, the collision occurred at the confluence of the Napo and Amazon rivers in northern Peru and caused “severe damage” to the navy ship, Ucayali. The incident led to a major rescue and recover…
Two Killed, One Missing as Peruvian Navy Vessel Hits Barge on Amazon River
The Peruvian Navy is expressing condolences and promising a full investigation after one of its vessels operating a humanitarian mission on the Amazon River collided with another vessel. Two sailors from the naval vessel were killed and a third, reported to be the unit commander, is missing. According to the reports, the vessel BAP Ucayali was navigating along the Amazon near the confluence with the Napo, a tributary, when it hit the anchored o…
Chicago Tribune
Santa Maria TimesCollision between a Navy ship and a Perenco oil tanker on the Amazon River leaves two dead in Peru.
Associated Press LIMA (AP) — A collision on the Amazon River between a Peruvian Navy vessel and a fuel tanker belonging to the Anglo-French oil company Perenco left two sailors dead and one person missing, authorities said Friday. The Navy said in a statement that the collision between the vessel “Ucayali,” which carries out social action campaigns in remote Amazonian villages, and the barge “El Manatí,” which is authorized to transport naphtha …
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