Two people are dead and two are missing after a pleasure boat sank this morning in Troy. The fifth crew member was rescued alive. This is the helmsman of the Lingrinhas, a 62-year-old man.
For what CM It has been determined that 13-year-old Francisco Neves was one of the dead. He went fishing with his father Ricardo Neves.
Members of the Setúbal Marine Police Local Command discovered and recovered the child’s body.
The body of one of the three missing adults was recovered by a Portuguese Air Force aircraft and returned by a maritime police vessel.
According to the National Maritime Administration, the vessel was carrying a man about 45 years old (Jose) and his 13-year-old son, as well as two young men aged 21 (Gabriel) and 23 years old.
It was supposed to sink at 7:00 am, but the alarm reached authorities around 10:00 am.
The search was suspended at 8.30pm and will resume at sea from 7.30am on Monday.
This Sunday, the harbor master and the local head of the Setúbal Marine Police coordinated the search by sea with the help of the Setubal Local Marine Police Authority vessel and the Sesimbra rescue station vessel. Ground searches were carried out by members of the Grandola Volunteer Fire Department and the GNR of Comporta.
The search was suspended at 8.30pm and will resume at sea from 7.30am on Monday.
A Portuguese Air Force aircraft and a Portuguese Navy ship are also on site.
NCIS Psychological Unit has been activated and is providing support.
Author: Hugo Rainio, Sandro Betancourt, Sergio A. Vitorino This Tanya Laranjo
Source: CM Jornal
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