Boats rescued safe and sound 18 tourists who were on a boat to watch humpback whales in the Colombian PacificThe Colombian Navy reported this on Sunday.
The boat named Sol Angie Wendy departed from the port of Buenaventura, but was hit by a wave while navigating a sector known as Ladrilleros, the Navy added in a statement.
“Due to the difficult weather conditions present in the Colombian Pacific today, a wave hit the boat causing it to capsize and the crew members to be thrown into the sea,” the information said.
They found the bodies of two women shipwrecked in Lake San Pablo
The captain of the boat He was rescued by a passing boat.while the tourists were aided by other ships that carried them to safety, all under the coordination of the Navy, which also deployed a Rapid Reaction Unit to help search for the castaways.
The commander of the Buenaventura Coast Guard Station, Lieutenant Commander Juan David Rendón, said the wrecked boat did not have the respective permits to carry tourists wanting to see whales in this part of the Colombian Pacific.
Humpback whales travel 8,500 kilometers from Antarctica to the waters of the Pacific Ocean Colombianwhere they arrive between June and November to mate and give birth to their young.
Cetaceans arriving in Colombian waters prefer the areas near Gorgona to give birth, an island of jungle and coral reefs that was declared a National Natural Park in 1984 after decades of serving as a prison for the most dangerous captives in the world the country.
Scientists believe that the waters between Bahía Málaga and Bahía Solano, in the departments of Valle del Cauca and Chocó, are currently becoming the “largest maritime cradle in the world” for calves.
Source: Eluniverso
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