They are looking for two Argentines who traveled on a yacht to bring humanitarian aid to Haiti.

This was confirmed to Telam by the Argentine consul in Playa del Carmen, Lautaro Filchtinsky, who explained that the last contact with the yacht MOI Guadalupe, you had the past Tuesday 28 September, after the boat left Jamaica, where it stopped to refuel. The last communication received from the satellite phone was at 12:35 GMT (9:35 in Argentina).

Luis Spasiano, Renzo’s father, told Telam that with the help of acquaintances they were leading a “voluntary but inexperienced research. The consul is accompanying us to see if we can get the Mexican authorities to allocate more means and resources to research. “

Spasiano participated today in person in the overflight of the area where the yacht disappeared. “Since the yacht went missing, we started asking the Mexican authorities to search for it., but so far it doesn’t seem like a priority for them; For this reason, together with the families of the crew members, we started to hire an acquaintance’s plane to fly over the area, ”added Spasiano.

For its part, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that “the Argentine embassy in Mexico and the consulate in Playa del Carmen are collaborating with the Mexican secretariat of the navy and the captaincy of the port of Cozumel” to find the Panama flag ship but based in Mexico.

The ship was due to arrive at the port of Cozumel on the morning of Wednesday 29.

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Renzo Spasiano had traveled by yacht to Haiti as part of a humanitarian mission.

As detailed by the consul, the last signal was received 130 miles from the resort town of Cozumel, an island across from Playa del Carmen, and according to what the Mexican Navy informed it that day, no storm major has been recorded in the region.

The two Argentines live in Puerto Aventuras, about 10 kilometers from Playa del Carmen, where Juárez owns a yacht business where Spasiano works.

So far, two Mexican Navy ships have fetched the MOI Guadalupe, while relatives of the Argentinian crew members are the ones covering the cost of an air rake.

The Argentine consul assured that another navy plane would also join today to continue the search, while through the Argentinian embassy in Cuba, the Havana captaincy has also given notice to the flying ships. Cuban flag to report any trace that may help you find the boat. .

Rake to find the Argentinian yacht

“The Argentine embassy in Cuba is also in permanent contact with the Cuban coast guard, without having received any sighting reports for the moment,” said the Foreign Ministry.

From Cuba, the International Hemingway Yacht Club has also announced that it is joining the search.

Besides Argentines, Also traveling with Martin Alejandro Vega Argaez, a sailor of Mexican origin, and Denis Manuel Fernández Díaz, captain from Cuba..

The ship, commanded by Cuban captain Fernández Díaz, had left Puerto Aventuras on September 17 for theRaise aid to victims of the earthquake that in August killed more than 2,200 people in Haiti.

The trip was organized by the volunteers of the International Rescue Brigade in Cancun with the Missionaries of the Risen Christ. It took them a week to load the merchandise and equipment they had managed to recover.

After three days of travel, the MOI Guadalupe arrived at the port of Miragoane, in the department of Nippes. They brought not only food, but also a field hospital, “medical equipment and supplies to establish a primary medical service” for the commune of L’Asile, where most of the houses were destroyed by the earthquake. .

It was the Mexican episcopate itself that on September 20 issued a statement congratulating the four crew members on their mission.

MOI Guadalupe belongs to the Yacht Club Playa company which offers private excursions in the paradisiacal waters of the Caribbean Sea, in the bay of Yucatan. As they promote on their website, this is a luxury boat with a capacity of 50 people. Their tours depart from Puerto Aventuras Marina, and their services include a drink bar, night or sunset boating, and scuba diving excursions.