Something new on the Wild East Side

[lionfish-eater]

The owners know what happened, but are not speaking publicly.
My guess is pirates took their boat and sent them adrift in their dingy. Just my speculation.

From todays news:


Inspecting stranded sailboat





COZUMEL, May 21 - Experts from the Attorney General's Office (PGR) inspected the "Aria" sailing vessel, allegedly coming from Myrtle Beach SC, (South Carolina), assuring evidence that will be subject to the investigation file and As proof of facts.
Selene Anabel Nava Gutiérrez, Commissioner of the Federal Police of Quintana Roo, did not ignore the high federal authorities of the entity, without registration, the dawn of last Saturday, a fact that did not go unnoticed by the high federal authorities of the entity. A lightning trip to the island of Cozumel, to meet with the head of the Federal Public Ministry about the investigations regarding this boat.
Simultaneously with this meeting, elements of the PGR, Specialists in chemical analysis arrived 200 meters south of Mezcalitos beach at 2:00 p.m. to carry out the survey inside the vessel, in a diligence that lasted at least one hour, accompanied by elements of the Military Naval Sector and the Federal Police, attached to Cozumel.
Presumably was secured liquid evidence that confined to jars, these samples will be subjected to other tests of authenticity to know the product.
In the end, the elements left the boat where they checked the refrigerators and all the existing compartments. The first to leave was an element of the Federal Police to which they ordered two sealed paper bags, inside which were clues or evidence that will be subjected to analysis and subject to the federal process that has been opened.
Some versions indicate that this sailboat was stolen from some port of the United States. Another that could transfer undocumented, or probably drugs, although it will be the federal investigation that throws some result if they are successful.
It was learned that they found food remains in the interior, some with flies to be in decomposition.
It is not ruled out that the sailboat has served to transport drugs, although generally when a transfer of tons of drug from Central or South America is carried out by means of boats "Eduardoño" type with powerful outboard motors.
So far neither the Navy Secretariat of Mexico, nor the PGR, nor the Federal Police have issued an official statement. Only information has emerged in the various media referring to the stranding.
Others who were during the proceedings this Sunday were members of the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Conanp), led by its director, Cristopher González Baca, who worked inspecting the surroundings of the rock layer where the sailboat was deposited, they did not have Interference in the federal diligence within the boat.

 

[cvchief]

Today's news: http://www.poresto.net/ver_nota.php?zona=qroo&idSeccion=5&idTitulo=562114

 

[Brules]

Needs more translation lol.

 

[Brules]

Google Translate:

"
Federal authorities had been "throwing the ball" because presumably no one wanted to take over the assurance of the "Aria" sailing ship stranded on the east coast, all because it presumably could have been used to carry illegal or illegal drugs and have no data from the person in charge who came to Helm of the ship. In the end it was in the hands of the Navy.
Last Saturday ran aground this sailboat about 200 meters south of the beach Mezcalitos. After two days of being in that condition, it transpired that the Secretariat of Navy Navy of Mexico and the Federal Police wanted to leave the matter to the Attorney General's Office (PGR), so that the latter could legally secure said boat.
Data obtained unofficially infer that there was no positive response from the PGR, because it did not consider that it was outside its jurisdiction, but falls within the scope of action of the Marine Secretariat of Mexico for being inside the sea and in a space considered federal under the jurisdiction of The Navy of Mexico.
It is said that no instance wanted to take responsibility for the insurance because they suspect high probabilities or indications, that the 41-foot sailboat has been used to illegally transport illegal immigrants or drugs, for that reason the PGR prefers to detach itself from the insurance and leave it in the hands of the Navy from Mexico.
Finally, it was learned that the Secretariat of Navy Navy of Mexico was the instance that ended securing the boat.
It is worth mentioning that Selene Anabel Nava Gutiérrez, Federal Police Commissioner of Quintana Roo, made a trip to the island of Cozumel, to meet with the head of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office on the matter of the sailboat because of the importance of the case.
On Sunday afternoon, elements of the PGR accompanied by a chemistry of the same instance, made an inspection inside the boat, managing to seize some clues that were raised in paper bags. This time they were accompanied by personnel of the Navy and Federal Police.
There has been no official statement from any of the federal authorities responsible for following up on this stranding of the sailboat, the only thing that has emerged are versions suggesting that he could bring undocumented people on board or even drugs but no authority has confirmed it.
In environmental matters, it was established by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas that there has been no dumping of fuel and that no pollution has occurred within the coast near this vessel."

 

[DjDiverDan]

Even that translation is difficult to understand, but it sounds like no one - not the Federales, not the Navy, not the AG's Office - wants to take responsibility for this. Typical bureaucratic BS - "Not my circus, not my monkeys". Glad to know that the Mexican government is becoming more and more like that in the U.S.