In the middle of the Research for the disappearance of seven artisanal fishermen After the alleged clash between the boat Hoar and the industrial ship Cobranew background on the past of the Captain Roberto Mansilla They have further turned on the controversy.
It is a case occurred in 2009when a crew of PAM COBRASergio Andrade, He died after presenting a serious health picture during a task on donkey. As a convenient for the family, the Blumar company and the Captain They had to pay $ 118 million to Andrade’s family.
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According to a ruling of the 2nd Civil Court of Talcahuano to which Radio DNA had access, the captain was notified of the situation, but did not stop navigation or manage medical assistance timely. Andrade He died days later for a septic shockafter a late transfer to a hospital in Valdivia.
Concern in the relatives of the disappeared
This antecedent has been interpreted by the families of the disappeared as a worrying signal about the Captain’s actions.
Claudia Urrutia, spokeswoman for artisanal fishermen and families, expressed their outrage. “I am surprised because we are talking about your own crew did not come to provide helpthen if he has that ability to indolence for the people who work with him, then what could one expect for a person who does not even know? ”He says.
For Urrutia, this episode reinforces a deep distrust of the Blumar company, owner of the Cobraand towards the veracity of the version they have sustained during the investigation. “It’s another chapter, a dramatic turn (…) It is impossible to cover sunlight, impossible, impossible. The truth is always”, He explains.
Cobra lawyer denies background
Lawyer Alejandro Espinoza said that There is no proven lack in crew performance During the night of March 30. “We have thoroughly reviewed the performance of the Cobra. The captain has Recognitions for helping other shipwrecked ships”Explains the jurist.
Espinoza also stressed that the teams of the Cobra They were operational and that all navigation protocols were followed. “Until the minute We have not found absolutely any fault that allows to presume that there was responsibility in this approach, ”he says to sentence.
Meanwhile, the Public Ministry continues investigating whether a collision on the high seas effectively and who would be responsible. For families, the new antecedent not only complicates the defense, but also reinforces their suspicions about a chain of previous negligence that, in their opinion, cannot be repeated again.
