Cruise yacht captain jailed for arson on Greek island
- June 27, 2024
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Greek judicial authorities applied preventive prison to the captain and first officer yacht before trial for arson on the island of Hydrawhich is believed to have been caused
Greek judicial authorities applied preventive prison to the captain and first officer yacht before trial for arson on the island of Hydrawhich is believed to have been caused FireworksAccording to legal sources.
The two men and the yacht’s entire crew denied any wrongdoing. Eleven other crew members were placed in release on bail and with restrictions.
Fires are common in the Mediterranean country but have become more frequent and destructive due to hotter, drier and windier conditions, which scientists attribute to changing of the climate. In recent years, Greece has achievedreceived sentences for arson.
The fire, believed to have been caused by fireworks, broke out on Friday evening and destroyed almost 300 thousand square meters of pine forest on the island before firefighters extinguished the blaze early Saturday morning.
13 Greek crew members of the yacht, which was moored 350 meters from the shore at the time of the fire, were injured. detained on Sunday at Marina near Athens and charged with arson.
They all confirmed their denial of the charges before the Piraeus court investigator on Wednesday.
Yacht operator Salaminia Yachting Limited said it “supports absolute confidence in the integrity and sincerity of the crew members“, who deny any involvement in the incident, according to a statement quoted by the Athens News Agency.
A judicial source previously said there was insufficient evidence. connect the crew to the case and that the captain was the first to alert authorities to the fire, although other yachts were also in the area. Passengers aliens on a yacht they left the country.
Witnesses testified what they saw smoke and flames after listening to 15-20 loud soundssimilar to the fireworks explosions, at 10:30 p.m. local time on Friday, according to court documents he had access to. Reuters.
(Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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