Barge in deadly sailboat crash near Miami Beach identified in lawsuit
The family suit, as first reported by CBS News Miami's partners at the Miami Herald, claims the barge's crew was reckless and careless.
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The family suit, as first reported by CBS News Miami's partners at the Miami Herald, claims the barge's crew was reckless and careless.
The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office said that 10-year-old Arielle "Ari" Buchman died from an accidental drowning.
Police said they found a woman unresponsive and bleeding from stab wounds to her chest and head inside her Miami Beach apartment.
An 83-year-old man has been charged with attempted second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing a woman multiple times during a confrontation at a Miami Beach apartment building, according to Miami Beach police.
A veteran sailboat captain who teaches classes on Biscayne Bay says the crash underscores the unpredictable nature of sailing and the importance of preparation.
The family of 7-year-old Calena Areyan Gruber, who survived a fatal Miami Beach sailboat crash, says she is recovering and asks for privacy.
Ari Buchman, a 10-year-old girl critically injured in a sailboat crash near Miami Beach, has died, becoming the third child to lose her life in the tragic collision.
On Monday, a barge struck a sailboat that held a teenage counselor and five girls taking part in a summer sailing camp through the Miami Yacht Club. The collision tossed them all into Biscayne Bay.
Alcohol and drug testing for individuals onboard the tug and barge as well as the sailboat operator was negative, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
No drugs or alcohol were involved in the sailboat crash that killed two girls near Miami Beach, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.
The family of Erin Ko, a 13-year-old girl who died in a sailboat crash Monday off Miami Beach, released a public statement Thursday expressing gratitude for the outpouring of support and requesting privacy as they grieve the loss of their "beloved Erin."
The two girls were among five campers and a camp counselor who were in a sailboat when it was struck by a barge in Biscayne Bay near Hibiscus Island.
According to Coast Guard Sector Miami, the sailboat—with five children and an adult counselor on board—sank after being hit by the barge.
The Coast Guard said the barge had been supporting construction work in the Miami Beach area.
The children were part of a summer sailing camp operated by the Miami Yacht Club.
The family of 7-year-old Mila Yankelevich, granddaughter of Argentine media figures Cris Morena and Gustavo Yankelevich, has arrived in Miami on Wednesday.
As the Argentine family of Mila Yankelevich arrived in Miami, a Chilean school said the second girl killed in the sailboat crash was their former student, Erin Victoria Ko Han.
The two girls who died in Monday's boat crash near Miami Beach have been identified.
Miami Beach Ocean Rescue recorded 577 water rescues last year, while Fort Lauderdale's team made 196.
Morgan Rynor reports the grandparents of Mila Yankelevich, 7, arrived Wednesday morning at Miami International Airport on a flight from Buenos Aires.
Capt. Frank Florio III, Commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami, outlined the details of the incident and the ongoing investigation.
The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday held its first press conference following a fatal collision between a barge and a sailboat near Miami Beach that killed two children.
On Tuesday afternoon, Capt. Frank Florio III, commanding officer Coast Guard Sector Miami held a press conference on Monday’s deadly collision between a barge and a sailboat near Miami Beach that killed two children.
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a fatal vessel collision off Miami Beach, near Hibiscus Island, after a barge struck a sailboat Monday morning carrying children participating in a summer sailing program.
Two children were killed and four others injured Monday after a barge struck a sailboat off Miami Beach, near Hibiscus Island, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
