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The arrest of the captain of Maersk Launceston for Cause of negligence wreck ordered the Prosecutor’s Office after the unprecedented maritime accident that occurred on the morning of this Tuesday, as a result of which the minesweeper “Kallisto”.
Meanwhile, the preliminary investigation carried out by the Keratsini Harbor Department for their conflict container ship ‘Maersk Launceston’ with your predator of mine Navy blue “Kallisto”.
According to the information, the Coast Guard did not breathalyzer test to those responsible of both ships to rule out the possibility the crash be due to an accident. Breathalyzer tests came back negative.
The information in the protothema.gr report converges that it is due to complicity. “Incorrect estimates were made together” is he informal first conclusion.
Naturally, one side blames the other. Protothema.gr has the opinions of both unofficially.
THE my predator allegedly testified that tried three times to inform the merchant ship with which it was in parallel but there was no response.
“The captain of the container ship must have seen it at the last minute, so he turned right to avoid the collision, something he was ultimately unable to do.” pointed out the sources on the PN side and reiterated that the commercial had developed speed of 16 knots.
The other side has a different perception of events: “The container ship had just passed Psytallia, the navigator had descended and was in the separation zone, in the channel to continue its journey. The Navy ship vertically crossed the separation zone. He had a radar so he would definitely see the floating beast approaching. The course of the conflict had started earlier. The container store had a wheel with a speed of 16 knots. He had already started his journey and was sailing at the right speed. It takes at least two to three miles to stop. The teacher has experience. Everything will be seen on the way “.
Questions are raised about how the Coast Guard acted with VTS-Vessels Traffic Services which is like the control tower in airports and regulates the traffic of ships arriving and departing to and from the port of Piraeus.
The information will be given by the black box of the merchant ship and the Coast Guard surveillance systems where all movements will have been recorded but also conversations via wireless.
The minister of maritime transport Ioannis Plakiotakis pointed that out “We are glad we did not mourn the victims” and highlighted that the incident took place outside the port and in good weather, citing international navigation practice, “The big ship, always watch out for the little one”.
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