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Original article: Caso Bruma: Arraigo nacional y firma quincenal para imputados por homicidio culposo de pescadores artesanales<\/a><\/p>\n\n

The Coronel Guarantee Court has imposed national custody measures, biweekly reporting, and a communication ban on Roberto Abraham Mansilla Gallardo, Luis Vladimir Macaya Andrades, and Jaime Osvaldo Sandoval L\u00e9pez, who are charged by the Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office with seven counts of manslaughter committed in late March 2025 in the open sea near Isla Santa Mar\u00eda.<\/p>\n

According to the Judicial Power\u2019s bulletin, after formal charges and arguments from both parties, Judge Jorge Henr\u00edquez Mora partially accepted the precautionary measures requested by the prosecution and the plaintiff, deeming them \u00abproportional and adequate\u00bb for the objectives of the procedure, considering the possible penalties involved. Additionally, a four-month investigation period was established.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the court rejected the precautionary measure of supervision requested for the legal entity Blumar, citing \u00abno serious shortcomings\u00bb in the crime prevention model mandated by Law 20.393, which was in effect at the time of the accident.<\/p>\n

The Incident<\/span><\/h3>\n

According to the prosecuting authority, around 2:58 AM on March 30, 2025, while the fishing vessel \u2018Cobra\u2019 was at sea northwest of Isla Santa Mar\u00eda in Coronel, the pilot, Luis Macaya Andrades, informed Captain Roberto Mansilla Gallardo that another fishing boat was about to cast nets, prompting him to change course.<\/p>\n

After traveling approximately 2,500 meters, at around 3:08 AM, the \u2018Cobra\u2019, measuring 64.7 meters in length, 12 meters in width, and weighing 1,315 tons, collided with the motorboat \u2018Bruma\u2019, which was anchored and displaying a white light to signal its position.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe weather conditions at that time were calm winds and waves not exceeding 2 meters in a zone identified as high maritime traffic,\u00bb the Prosecutor\u2019s Office reported.<\/p>\n

\u00abThe high-energy impact shattered the structure of the smaller vessel, leading to its sinking and the death of the seven crew members on board,\u00bb the Public Prosecutor\u2019s indictment noted, emphasizing that \u00abat the time of the collision, the \u2018Cobra\u2019s\u2019 radars were operational, and Jaime Sandoval L\u00e9pez and Juan Sanhueza Anr\u00edquez (deceased) were performing lookout duties.\u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00abAll neglected their duties, which contributed to the accident,\u00bb the Prosecutor\u2019s Office asserted.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Blumar, the owner of the fishing vessel \u2018Cobra\u2019 and employer of Mansilla Gallardo, Macaya Andrades, and Sandoval L\u00e9pez, \u00abdid not take into account the boarding of vessels in its crime prevention model, a requirement under Law 20.393, which could have allowed them not only to identify risks but also to implement actions to prevent them.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Watch the hearing on the Judicial Power\u2019s YouTube channel:<\/p>\n

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