A tugboat captain pleads guilty in a crash on Biscayne Bay that kills three girls from a Miami sailing camp. According to reports, the captain admitted responsibility after his handling of the tugboat contributed to a collision with a sailboat carrying young campers and a counselor. Prosecutors say the barge the captain was pushing strikes the sailboat, and the captain’s attention was affected during operation, including allegations involving phone use and claims that his view was blocked. The crash results in the sailboat being dragged beneath the barge. Three girls die in the incident, while a counselor and two children escape. One report states that a counselor and two children are able to get out after being pulled underwater. Multiple outlets describe the guilty plea as tied to the captain’s distracted or impaired piloting and acknowledge that the case involves a fatal outcome for the three campers. The incident is described as having occurred last summer and is treated by prosecutors as a preventable tragedy linked to the captain’s conduct.