Judge Sentences Tugboat Captain in Biscayne Bay Collision Killing 3 Girls to 18 Months in Prison
Prosecutors said the captain was using his phone and the barge lacked a lookout when it struck a sailboat carrying campers.
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Judge sentences tugboat captain in Biscayne Bay collision killing 3 girls to 18 months in prison
A federal judge sentenced a 47-year-old man on Tuesday after he admitted to his role in a Biscayne Bay crash that killed three girls to a year and six months in prison.
Tugboat captain in Biscayne Bay barge crash that killed 3 girls set to receive sentencing - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
Yusiel Lopez Insua is set to be sentenced Tuesday for a July 2025 boating accident that killed three young girls after he pleaded guilty to operating a barge with obstructed visibility and without a proper lookout.
Tugboat captain to be sentenced in Miami sailing camp tragedy that killed 3 girls
Yusiel Lopez Insua, 46, pleaded guilty Tuesday to seaman’s manslaughter for operating a barge with obstructed visibility and without a proper lookout in the July 28, 2025 incident.
Tugboat captain sentenced in tragedy
A Miami tugboat captain who pleaded guilty in last year’s crash in Biscayne Bay involving a barge and a sailboat carrying campers that killed three young girls was sentenced to prison on October 13, 2026.. Yusiel Lopez Insua, 46, pleaded guilty in July to seaman’s manslaughter for operating a barge with obstructed visibility and without […
Yusiel López Insúa pleaded guilty, in July, to manslaughter by sea after the death of three girls in Miami. The prosecution and the defense recommend a sentence close to the year in prison, but a judge will have the last word.
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