Commission investigates sailors on sinking

The Commission moved to this city to investigate the effects of the sinking of on Sunday, which so far has left a toll of three dead and dozens missing, yesterday launched interviews with members of the Navy were post overnight when the tragedy happened.

In future also will be questioned survivors, relatives of missing persons and relatives of the victims. According to the Deputy Solicitor, Frank Soto, who chairs the Commission, they will remain two days in this city for time who understand enough to gather information to establish responsibility for the fact. The Commission her integrated, in addition, the Procurator of the Court of appeal of San Francisco de Macorís, José Amado Rosa, and the tax attorney of Nagua, Agustina Castle.

The vessel was released early on Sunday morning from the beach of Los Gringos, in Matancitas, in the municipality of u000aNagua, by what the investigation also covers the members of the Navy that were in place that night.

Soto pointed out that the yola capsized just off the coast by the difficult waves in the sea that night, so it believed difficult to some 95 occupants of the boat have been unable to address another vessel, as they establish some relatives of persons who allegedly came to Puerto Rico and that went on this trip.

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"It is difficult to think that they have addressed other yola, because up to the Navy it is difficult therefore that a yola owe to another," said. In the wreck killed Edwin Frannier de la Cruz from 27 years of age; José Augusto Polanco, aged 35, and the master builder Pedro Ramírez Sánchez, 30.

Minerva Santos, President of the Civil Defense, said that the search for missing persons remains suspended until further notice, because high swells continue. He said that many of the u000amissing are calling their relatives, and missing only communicate with their loved ones three of the community of Frenito, in Nagua, one of El Aguacate, El Yuna, and another of San Pedro de Macoris. He pointed out that the sea continued with strong swells yesterday in the morning, making it impossible for the staff of the body do the work of search for missing persons. "It is regrettable, but we have to wait," said Santos. The yola had capacity for 30 people, but the organizer of the trip decided to take 95, which led to an overweight in the boat that was broken in two by a strong wave to the impacted.

Meanwhile, Luis Ramos Ramos, Kelvin Manuel Gómez, Yocasta Manuela Alvarado, fairy Berkis Maria and Noelys Gallardo Ruiz, expect to undergo a thorough investigation, because every time that happens a tragedy of this nature, is ordered to investigate and never know the results.

Indicated that in Nagua is not known to ever have u000asentenced to a travel organizer.

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