Saint Lucia Policy Analysis · Vessel evidence

Anse Cochon inquiry · First sitting, 13 October 2026

Identifying the vessels.

Ocean Angel #3 is SLPA’s highly likely working identification of the Ocean Angel casualty vessel. It is an editorial assessment, not an authenticated registry finding or a Commission conclusion.

The two identification leads

Photo 01 is a disclosed privacy-edited copy. The identifier assessment used its unedited source, not regenerated details.

Source photograph 08 · Identifier lead

Ocean Angel boat at a beach, with a light hull, red interior and blue canopy.

Ocean Angel: the beach photograph

The Ocean Angel name and an apparent SL077875 identifier are visible on a light hull, with a red interior, blue canopy and one visible outboard.

What it does not establish. The lettering is soft and no #3 numeral is asserted from this photograph. The photographer, capture date, publication date and originating URL are unknown. It does not establish the collision-night configuration.

Supplied to SLPA; original photographer and originating URL unknown.
Photographer, capture date and publication date unknown; no EXIF date fields found.

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Privacy-edited photo 01 · Strong identifier match

Privacy-edited copy of a Mango Tours boat photograph: white hull, blue interior and softened faces. The unedited source was used to assess the SL078180 marking.

Cazorla Jr.: the SL078180 lead

The unedited photograph in the Mango Tours listing shows SL078180 on the hull. That number matches Cazorla Jr. in the government inquiry notice; the assessment predates this privacy edit.

Image treatment. AI-assisted privacy edit: occupants’ faces have been softened. The edit also regenerated pixels outside the faces, so boat lettering and fine details in this published copy are not independently authenticated evidence. The SL078180 assessment was made from the unedited source, retained in the research record.

What it does not establish. The photographic date and number-to-hull identity have not been authenticated through a registry record or dated owner confirmation. The photograph is not from the collision scene. The edited copy cannot independently authenticate fine details or lettering.

Mango Tours listing / TripAdvisor
Capture/upload date not verified

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Supporting views of the likely Ocean Angel #3

Console, paint, upholstery and canopy can change. Similarities or differences alone do not establish common hull identity or a dated refit history. Open an image to inspect its published full-size copy and treatment note.

Source photograph 09 · Supporting configuration

Bow-to-stern dockside view of an Ocean Angel boat with red-and-white benches and an aft console.

Ocean Angel: the dockside view

A light hull, red interior, red-and-white transverse benches, pale canopy and aft white console are visible. Partial Ocean Angel lettering supports comparison with the other selected views.

What it does not establish. No readable registration is established from this view. A filename or similar fittings cannot establish fleet number or common hull identity. The photographer, dates and originating URL are unknown.

Supplied to SLPA; original photographer and originating URL unknown.
Photographer, capture date and publication date unknown; no EXIF date fields found.

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Source photograph 10 · Supporting configuration

Empty red-and-white boat interior looking aft towards a white console and one visible outboard.

Ocean Angel: the empty interior

Red-and-white benches, a red interior, an aft white console, canopy framework and one visible Yamaha outboard provide a clear layout reference. A life-ring edge bears a 3.

What it does not establish. A number on equipment is not a hull identifier. No readable hull name or registration establishes identity or engine power. This WEBP and archived Photo 02 show the same composition; a different file encoding is not independent corroboration. Photographer, dates and originating URL are unknown.

Supplied to SLPA; original photographer and originating URL unknown.
Photographer, capture date and publication date unknown; no EXIF date fields found.

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Source photograph 11 · Number marking; history unresolved

Two boats, with the background boat apparently marked Ocean Angel #3 and a registration ending 857.

Ocean Angel #3 in the background

The background boat appears labelled Ocean Angel #3 and has an apparent registration ending 857. Its light hull, red interior, pale canopy and aft console support the vessel comparison.

What it does not establish. The registration is partly obstructed and its history is unverified. The foreground craft is not the subject of this identification. Photographer, dates and originating URL are unknown. No person is identified from appearance.

Supplied to SLPA; original photographer and originating URL unknown.
Photographer, capture date and publication date unknown; no EXIF date fields found.

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Comparisons and source trail

Excluded fleet comparisons · three photographs

Ocean Angel 1 and 2 are not presented as the casualty vessel.

Source photograph 03 · Excluded from the casualty-vessel selection

Ocean Angel 2 fleet photograph with the visible identifier SL077776.

Ocean Angel 2: a different number

OCEAN ANGEL 2 and SL077776 are visible. The number differs from both SL077875 and SL077857 in the inquiry notices.

What it does not establish. This is retained as a fleet comparator, not presented as the casualty vessel. The selected photographs do not establish a complete fleet inventory.

Ocean Angel public fleet/profile page
Capture/upload date not verified

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Source photograph 04 · Excluded from the casualty-vessel selection

Ocean Angel #1 fleet photograph showing twin outboards.

Ocean Angel #1: twin outboards

The #1 name and two outboards distinguish this photographic configuration from the one-outboard views used in the Ocean Angel #3 assessment.

What it does not establish. This is a fleet comparator, not an incident-vessel photograph. The filename contains a date, but the capture date is not authenticated. Engine arrangements can change; the image alone does not establish a vessel’s history.

Ocean Angel public fleet/profile page
Filename includes 2023-07-09; capture/upload date not verified

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Source photograph 07 · Excluded from the casualty-vessel selection

Ocean Angel #1 with twin outboards in a photograph associated with a July 2024 review.

Ocean Angel #1 in a dated review

A review dated 20 July 2024 includes this view of Ocean Angel #1 with two outboards. It provides additional fleet-comparison context.

What it does not establish. A review date is not the photograph’s capture date. This image is not used to depict the July 2026 casualty vessel.

Ocean Angel review / TripAdvisor
Associated review dated 20 July 2024; exact capture date not verified

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Related and unconfirmed source photographs · three files

Photo 10 WEBP and Photo 02 JPG show the same composition and do not provide independent corroboration. A byte-identical repeated beach upload is not counted twice.

Source photograph 02 · Related file; not independent corroboration

Earlier JPG version of the red-and-white empty boat interior shown in Photo 10.

Earlier source version of the empty interior

This JPG from the operator’s fleet page shows the same interior composition as Photo 10. It is retained to preserve the source trail.

What it does not establish. A second encoding of the same composition is not additional independent photographic evidence. No readable name or hull identifier establishes the registration.

Ocean Angel public fleet/profile page
Capture/upload date not verified

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Source photograph 05 · Unconfirmed fleet reference

Small open boat in the Ocean Angel operator’s public profile photograph.

Ocean Angel profile photograph

The operator profile image shows a small open boat, a canopy and one visible outboard.

What it does not establish. Neither vessel name nor registration is readable enough to identify the casualty vessel. The photographic date is unknown.

Ocean Angel public fleet/profile page
Capture/upload date not verified

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Source photograph 06 · Identity unconfirmed

Blue-and-white boat interior associated with a Mango Tours review.

Mango Tours interior in a review

A Mango Tours review dated 15 May 2025 includes a blue-and-white interior and a sign concerning life jackets.

What it does not establish. No readable number connects this view to SL078180. A sign is not evidence of actual life-jacket use on the collision voyage. The review date is not a verified capture date.

Mango Tours listing / TripAdvisor
Associated review written 15 May 2025; exact capture date not verified

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Separate layout illustrations

These generated models are explanatory aids, not source photographs or measured reconstructions.

Ocean Angel layout illustration: an empty boat rendered on a plain background.

AI-generated illustration · Not a measured reconstruction

Ocean Angel layout illustration

Light hull, red-and-white benches, aft console and one outboard. The pale canopy follows the interior/dock photographs; it is not an asserted collision-night condition.

Hull proportions and unseen fittings are synthesized. Dimensions, engine rating, capacity, safety equipment and collision-night configuration are not established.

Cazorla Jr. layout illustration: an empty boat rendered on a plain background.

AI-generated illustration · Not a measured reconstruction

Cazorla Jr. layout illustration

Light hull, blue interior, aft console and one outboard. Visible support tubes are interpreted without fabric; this does not establish that the vessel lacked a canopy.

Hull proportions and unseen fittings are synthesized. Dimensions, engine rating, capacity, safety equipment and collision-night configuration are not established.

Handling, provenance and limits

Ten of the eleven selected source photographs are reproduced without cropping, retouching or generated detail. Photo 01 is published as an AI-assisted privacy edit with softened faces; pixels outside the faces were also regenerated. Its original source hash is recorded separately from the published derivative’s hash. The unedited source is retained in the non-public research record. Separate illustrations are AI-generated and labelled as such. No person is identified from a photograph.

For each record, sha256 and bytes describe the public file at src. For Photo 01, source_sha256 and source dimensions describe the unedited source; original is a legacy download field pointing to the same privacy-edited public copy, not an unedited original.

Photograph dates, SL077875/SL077857 number-to-hull history and collision-night configuration remain unverified.

The selected photographs do not establish a complete fleet inventory. No inference about the existence or absence of a fourth boat is used to establish identity.

Photograph provenance and SHA-256 hashes (JSON) · Full vessel assessment · Illustration method