Experts who went down to the Villa de Pitanxo say the captain's error caused its sinking. The Galician trawler capsized in February 2022 in the waters of Newfoundland (Canada) The report dismantles the version of the ship's captain, José Enrique Padín.
Padín maintained that the accident was triggered by the sudden stop of the boat's engine. However, experts support the thesis defended by sailor Samuel Kwesi, also a survivor. The families of the 21 fatalities have celebrated the content of the report.