{"id":159,"date":"2026-05-12T19:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2026-05-12T19:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:06:20","slug":"tugboat-captain-to-plead-guilty-in-biscayne-bay-sailing-camp-crash-that-killed-3-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=159","title":{"rendered":"Tugboat captain to plead guilty in Biscayne Bay sailing camp crash that killed 3 children"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 A Miami tugboat captain who is facing a criminal charge for a deadly 2025 Biscayne Bay crash that killed three children is expected to plead guilty under a deal with prosecutors, according to his attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=157\">Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>Yusiel Lopez Insua, 46, is set to take a plea deal in July and will not go to trial, his defense said during a federal court proceeding on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe case will be worked out,\u201d said Walter Reynoso, Insua\u2019s defense attorney. \u201cMy client will not put the families through a trial and expose them to relive this terrible tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopez Insua has been charged with seaman\u2019s manslaughter in connection with the July 28, 2025 collision off Hibiscus Island that killed three children aboard a youth sailing camp vessel \u2014 Mila Yankelevich, 7, Erin Ko Han, 13, and Arielle Buchman, 10. <\/p>\n<p>A 19-year-old camp counselor and two children, one of whom was identified as Calena Areyan Gruber, 7, survived.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors allege Lopez Insua was operating a tug pushing a construction barge when it struck the stalled sailboat in Biscayne Bay. Investigators said the sailboat had lost wind and drifted into the barge\u2019s path.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=156\">Miami Beach investor seen on CNBC stalked woman, brought \u2018concerning items\u2019 to her place: Cops<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities have said Lopez Insua was using his cellphone around the time of the crash and that data indicated activity on internet marketplaces. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors also allege the tugboat\u2019s pilothouse view was obstructed by a deckhouse and crane on the barge, and that the vessel lacked adequate lookout systems such as cameras or radar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cINSUA\u2019s cellular telephone was unlocked during the transit time leading up to the collision and indicated activity on internet marketplaces, including at the time when the collision occurred,\u201d according to an indictment obtained by Local 10 News. <\/p>\n<p>Court filings previously stated Lopez Insua had operated the vessel for years and had prior \u201cnear-misses\u201d in the same area.<\/p>\n<p>The crash is also the subject of at least one lawsuit in Miami-Dade County court.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=154\">Broward County School Board members to vote on job cuts<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Miami tugboat captain who is facing a criminal charge for a deadly 2025 Biscayne Bay crash that killed three children is expected to plead guilty under a deal with prosecutors, according to his attorneys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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