Two Springs collided on the high seas While making the crossing between Valença and Morro de São Paulo, in the south of Bahia, around 6.30 pm on Monday (7). The accident resulted in death of a person and left 14 injured.
According to the calculation of CNN the fatal victim was identified as Gustavo Veloso Andrade. He was manager of a hotel in Morro de São Paulo, a famous tourist destination of Bahia.
Immediately after the crash, the victims were taken to local health facilities and received urgent care. According to the city of Cairu, of the 14 injured, two are in serious condition and needed to be transferred to the Holy House of Mercy of Valença. The others are stable.
In a statement, Gamboa City Hall reported that it mobilized its entire health structure, including medical teams, an outpatients (vessel adapted to act as an ambulance at sea) and support at the victims’ arrival sites in Gamboa and the back.
The medical team of Morro de São Paulo was called in to reinforce patient care in Gamboa. The Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) also provided support in the rescue.
The municipality has ensured that it will continue to offer all the necessary support to the victims and the families involved. The cause of the accident is still being investigated by the Brazilian Navy and the Civil Police.
The Civil Police reported that the case is investigated by the Territorial Police Station of Cairú, through the Technical Police Department.
The accident generated great commotion in Morro de São Paulo, an area that receives many tourists this time of year. The crossing service between Valença and Morro de São Paulo is regulated and supervised by the State Agency for the Regulation of Public Energy, Transport and Communications of Bahia (Agerba).
The Brazilian Navy (MB), through the Bahia Port Captaincy (CPBA), said that an inquiry into accidents and facts of navigation (IAFN) was initiated – with a 90 -day completion period – to investigate the causes and circumstances of the accident.
According to a preliminary investigation by the CPBA military, displaced to the scene since the first moments of the incident, the vessels, which sailed in opposite directions, collided during navigation, causing the accident.
As a result of the accident, one of the vessels partially sank, but has already been reflued and removed to a safe place. No evidence of water pollution in the area was not observed.
The Navy also reported that the vessels involved are with its regular records with CPBA. The authority deeply lamented what happened and sympathized with the victims and their families.
THE CNN He sought the State Agency for the Regulation of Public Energy, Transport and Communications of Bahia (Agerba) for more details about the accident, but did not receive return until the last update of this report.
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