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A yacht with two Argentines who returned from providing humanitari­an aid in Haiti disappeare­d

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Two Argentines who were traveling on a yacht have been missing since last Tuesday. Renzo Spasiano (20) and Carlos Eduardo Juarez (43) they returned from lending humanitari­an aid in Haiti and more than 200 kilometers from the Mexican island of Cozumel, the boat lost all contact and signal. Their relatives look for them intensely and They demand immediate help from the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to track the ship, the M.O.I Guadalupe.

Both crew members were traveling with Denis Manuel Fernández Díaz, a 46-year-old man of Cuban nationalit­y, and Martín Vega Argaez, a 44-year-old Mexican. The group returning from Haiti He should have arrived in Cozumel on Wednesday, but MOI Guadalupe communicat­ed for the last time on Tuesday 28.

As Liliana Zagar told THE NATION, his son Renzo “I dreamed of taking such a trip.” The woman clarified that as soon as the young man found out about the humanitari­an aid journey, run by a foundation, “Nor did he doubt it” and quickly joined as a volunteer. The woman stressed that the MOI Guadalupe was in very good condition. “He had more than what the security protocol requires”, clarified.

“They had all kinds of security elements with them: lifeboats that have tracking antennas, a satellite phone – which works under water – and a satellite tracking spot that sends signals every 20 minutes,” he said. The woman even pointed out that her husband (Renzo’s father) is a boat mechanic and when checking the boat before it left, came to the conclusion that it was in “Very good condition”.

On the other hand, he said that the boat arrived “without any inconvenie­nce to Haiti”, where the crew had to stay for a few days until they had authorizat­ion to lower the tons of supplies they were carrying in aid. Zagar also specified that during the outward journey the ship made a stop in Jamaica to refuel, from where her son communicat­ed with her through a video call.

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