Official statement of Otmar Hanser, owner of Yemaya:
I would like to clarify that the views expressed by Sten Johansson in his blog regarding the operation of Maria Patricia and her crew are solely his. Coiba Dive Expeditions and the crew of Yemaya do not share his opinions nor did we not contract him to specifically promote Yemaya over any other dive boat currently operating in Malpelo. I was on a trip to Malpelo when the blog was published, so I was very surprised to learn about it yesterday when the notifications started arriving as I got closer to land.
No vessel is safe from any diving accident and we deeply regret the loss of two divers. We can only imagine the trauma that Captain Harold and the crew of Maria Patricia are going through, and we empathize with them for the heartache that Sten Johansson’s recent post has caused them. We hope that no other dive boat has to go through something so painful.
We are not here to judge any dive boat, SFF Malpelo, the Colombian Navy or the Colombian authorities because that is not our business. We appreciate all the efforts of the Colombian Army in the search and rescue operation, which lasted for weeks. In our point of view everything possible was done and we are very grateful for the solidarity of the diving community in extending all the help they could to find the lost divers alive. There is no doubt that they did a good job.
We do not gain anything by hiring someone to sell our trips, which are already full until next year.
Again, I would like to emphasize that any views expressed by third parties are not our own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Coiba Dive Expeditions.
Thank you,
Otmar Hanser
Owner of Yemaya
I would like to clarify that the views expressed by Sten Johansson in his blog regarding the operation of Maria Patricia and her crew are solely his. Coiba Dive Expeditions and the crew of Yemaya do not share his opinions nor did we not contract him to specifically promote Yemaya over any other dive boat currently operating in Malpelo. I was on a trip to Malpelo when the blog was published, so I was very surprised to learn about it yesterday when the notifications started arriving as I got closer to land.
No vessel is safe from any diving accident and we deeply regret the loss of two divers. We can only imagine the trauma that Captain Harold and the crew of Maria Patricia are going through, and we empathize with them for the heartache that Sten Johansson’s recent post has caused them. We hope that no other dive boat has to go through something so painful.
We are not here to judge any dive boat, SFF Malpelo, the Colombian Navy or the Colombian authorities because that is not our business. We appreciate all the efforts of the Colombian Army in the search and rescue operation, which lasted for weeks. In our point of view everything possible was done and we are very grateful for the solidarity of the diving community in extending all the help they could to find the lost divers alive. There is no doubt that they did a good job.
We do not gain anything by hiring someone to sell our trips, which are already full until next year.
Again, I would like to emphasize that any views expressed by third parties are not our own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Coiba Dive Expeditions.
Thank you,
Otmar Hanser
Owner of Yemaya