A yacht has disappeared in the Caribbean with two Argentines on board | He brought humanitarian aid to Haiti

A yacht that brought humanitarian aid to Haiti has been missing in the Caribbean Sea since last Tuesday and there are two Argentines among the crew. One of them is Renzo Spasiano, 20 years old, and the other Carlos Eduardo Juárez, 45 years old.

The ship had left Mexico to provide aid to Haiti, but lost all contact on the return trip. They believe he was about halfway there. In addition to the two Argentines, it turned out that the ship “MOI Guadalupe” was piloted by a Cuban citizen and a Mexican citizen.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official statement in which it indicated that “the Argentine Embassy in Mexico and the Consulate in Playa del Carmen are working in collaboration with the Mexican Secretariat of the Navy and the harbor master’s office in Cozumel, with regard to the ship ‘MOI Guadalupe’ with four crew on board “.

In the document, they explain that “after having delivered the humanitarian aid provided by various voluntary organizations in Haiti”, the ship “It has stopped transmitting a signal 130 nautical miles from the island of Cozumel since September 28”.

They also indicated that “the Argentine consulate in Playa del Carmen has been working with the Mexican authorities since September 29” and that “The search for the vessel is underway, along with two Navy ships, a Navy plane and a private plane, although no finds have been made so far.”

In addition, the Argentine Embassy in Cuba is also in constant contact with the Cuban Coast Guard, without having received any sighting reports so far.

“The 83-foot-long, white, Hatteras vessel had its last location at latitude 19, 74.4 ‘N and longitude 084 40.4’W, 130 nautical miles from its final destination, the port of Cozumel. , Quintana Roo, where he was to arrive on September 29 at 11 am, ”they said from the portfolio headed by Santiago Cafiero.

And they concluded: “The crew of the boat is made up of Carlos Eduardo Juárez, owner of the ship and from Argentina; Renzo Spasiano, Argentinian sailor; Martin Alejandro Vega Argaez, sailor, of Mexican origin, and Denis Manuel Fernández Díaz, original captain. of Cuba “.

A word from the family

“They brought medicine and food. It is an 83 foot yacht. They left Quintana Roo, without any problem. They loaded up with fuel, food and started the return trip. They were supplied in the port of Jamaica, bound for Mexico, ”explained Luis Spasiano, Renzo’s father, in dialogue with the TN news channel.

In this sense, the man said that “they have a satellite phone and global positioning equipment that emits signals every 20 minutes, along with the location. This is why the road could be monitored ”.

And he added: “They had a communication with a captain who is in Miami and they said it was fine, without thunderstorms or wind, the sea was calm. All in optimal conditions, but after 20 minutes the positioner and communication are cut off ”.