Bishop entrusts to the Virgin souls of sailors who died in the Argentine Sea

The Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo (Spain), Mons. Luis Quinteiro, has entrusted the souls of the 9 deceased after the shipwreck of the ship Argos Georgia in the Argentine Sea, whose crew included 10 Spaniards.

The crew of the Argos Georgia, a longline vessel that fished near the Malvinas Islands, is completed with eight Russians, two Uruguayans, two Peruvians and five Indonesians.

The event took place last Monday, when the 27 crew members were left adrift after the ship sank. In addition to the confirmed deaths, a search is underway for four who remain missing, while another 14 were rescued.

Mons. Quinteiro, as the bishop promoter of the Apostolado del Mar in Spain, has published a statement under the title New drama at sea in which he expresses his desire to send “our condolences and all our affection to the families of the victims, we pray that some survivor can still be found and we entrust the souls of the deceased to the Virgin of Carmen.”

The prelate recalls that on the 16th the feast of the patron saint of the people of the sea, the Virgin of Carmen, was celebrated under the motto “Care of the seas; Take care of its people.” In this context, he has pointed out: “Unfortunately, today we must ask ourselves: did she take sufficient care of the crew of the shipwrecked ship?”

Mons. Quinteiro continues pointing out that “the sea is often unpredictable and that the boats are increasingly better equipped, but when these accidents occur, we must ask for maximum rigor when investigating” and find out if all of them were taken into account. security provisions.