An Aruba fishermen inquiry was declined by the Dutch Safety Board in a July 31, 2026, letter now reported by 24ora on October 28. The letter concerns the missing vessel Energy and other fishermen’s disappearances; it is not a decision newly made this week.
Information gaps limit an investigation
According to the report, board chair Chris van Dam wrote to Prime Minister Mike Eman after Aruba’s October 2025 request and an exploratory visit by two investigators in April 2026. The board said elapsed time and missing or insufficiently comparable information prevented a reliable reconstruction of what happened.
Future safety cooperation remains possible
The source says the board identified issues involving survival equipment, vessel location, alarm signals and search-and-rescue cooperation. Rather than opening a formal inquiry into the disappearances, it offered to explore how Aruba could collect essential information promptly after future incidents. The letter does not establish the cause of Energy’s disappearance or the fate of its crew.
Source: Read the original report.
