In a former post I exposed Nadia Sans Cano y Sergi Escudero Montesinos, 2 last minute crews that committed a theft on the Sonabia 2.
They did worse. Outraged that I did not take them back to Ushuaia, they filed a complaint in the Capitania of Puerto Williams.
This was a lucky day for the Prosecutor of Puerto Williams, Ricardo Torres Bozo.
Since 2024, the Chilean Authorities were planning a storm operation against the foreign antarctic sailboats. Sonabia 2 is one of them.
On February 8, 2025, The Chilean Navy conjointly with Customs raided on Sonabia 2. Result: boat seized and Yours arrested.
With the results of the intervention and the testimony of the snitches the Prosecutor had enough to convict me.
I was under house arrest during the “investigation”. Living in a cabin outside Puerto Williams, with a police control every night.
It looked bad. The prosecutor Ricardo Torres Bozo is a mean little man with a big ego, and he was dreaming of an exemplary sentence.
Worse, the Justice Trio of Puerto Williams, Judge, Prosecutor and Public Defender, know very well each other. They are 3 fingers of the same hand.
The prosecutor did not care about using 2 unreliable witnesses, minor offenders, against me. Foul play.
In fact, there was no thorough investigation. As far as I know
Some Chilean Authority asked for information at the boat’s Registry Port, in France.
The Prosecutor did not check the boat´s books and navigation statuses (we are a non profit association and a leisure boat, not a commercial offender).
There was no serious reading of our web site, specially the part about non profit navigation.
I was not interrogated
Clearly, the sentence was already decided.
So, I left. Allegedly the Chilean authorities still don´t know where I am… and they don´t know how I left the Island.
No exemplar sentence, no press releases. Pity for the Prosecutor Torres-Bozo and his ego.
Once I was safe, I exposed the two snitches. The indictment act mentions that they wanted to remain anonymous.
However, their identities appear in other documents (available on demand). Nadia Sans and Sergi Escudero are no longer anonymous.
Possibly as a retaliation, the Authorities leaked information to the press:
“…The Spanish tourists reported to the maritime authorities that the yacht’s captain had mistreated them and made threats, forcing them to identify themselves as crew members for the voyage, also offering them illegal substances.”
I confess!!
1) I told Nadia and Sergi that they were legally crew members, not passengers. It is the way non profit sailing works. See Association Navigation Mer et Nature.
2) About illegal substances, I encouraged them to drink more water and less alcohol, and breath more pure air and less “tobacco” fumes.
Actually, I never had any “substance” aboard: I don´t consume anything. Prosecutor´s bullshit to provide some credibility to his snitches.
3) And yes, the snitches were mistreated… in response to unacceptable behaviors (see previous post).
Speaking seriously, the leak confirms that the Chilean authorities play dirty. Happy to be out of their claws.
In the next post I will possibly expose the campaigns of the Chilean Customs and Navy against the foreign expedition sailboats.
Chile has a long history of bureaucracy, and in the past, there were abuses from the Chilean Navy. However this campaign is the worst I ever seen.
Since I published this post, the news circulate among sailors, e.g. noonsite, Jimmy Cornell´s web site.
The Chilean Law provides no legal status for small foreign commercial – or semi commercial – vessels, therefore the conclusion is clear :
STAY AWAY FROM CHILE!
