"I believe that the pilot should be responsible for the accident, but the general responsibility lies with me," the captain answers the defence's question about who bears responsibility for the accident.
When the prosecutor previously asked the same question, the captain replied that he is legally guilty and responsible for everything that happens on the ship "regardless of whether I am asleep or not" and that he must ensure that the ship is controlled by people with competence.
The pilot points to "a number of very unfortunate circumstances" such as weather conditions and position in the fairway.
Neither of them noticed the two pleasure boats, nor did they notice the accident.
Even though the pilot had taken over the helm, the captain continued to keep an eye out. He doesn't know how he failed to spot the two pleasure boats. If he had seen them on the radar, he would have turned to port, he says.
Weighing in on the recreational boat's actions
The pilot used both radar and vision at the time of the accident, but the rain made it difficult to see both. The recreational boat was blue with a dark blue canopy close to the water's surface, which made it difficult to see, he explains.
If he had seen it, he would have done everything he could to avoid a collision. He says he would have rather run aground.
I will carry this with me for the rest of my life, it has taken a very hard toll on me.
The captain's defence attorney Taavi Tuula says in his closing argument that it is "inevitable" to also consider the actions of the pleasure boat, given that "there had been no observations backwards" and that Misje Verde was only observed at the moment of the collision.
Four people - a couple and their two young children - were aboard one of the pleasure boats. The man and his son were rescued, but the woman and daughter died in the accident.
Sure that the stern light is loose
The party consisted of two families in separate pleasure boats who were on their way home from a boating holiday in Bohuslän when the accident occurred. The family in the boat in front had engine problems and had therefore been towed by the boat earlier in the evening, which later sank.
"I'm one hundred percent sure his stern light is loose," says the man who drove the first boat and who is being questioned as a witness.
In his closing argument, the prosecutor says that the sunken boat's stern light worked when tested after the salvage. He also believes that the boat must have been visible if one had looked out the windows on the Misje Verde bridge.
The prosecutor wants both the captain and the pilot to be convicted of negligence in maritime traffic, causing death and causing bodily harm. He is calling for a prison sentence of a few months for both.
The court announces that the commander will be released from custody ahead of the verdict on September 30.
Both deny any wrongdoing.
Two people died in the serious boat accident on July 28, on the Hakefjord between Tjörn and the mainland.
The Norwegian-registered cargo ship Misje Verde was en route from Uddevalla to Kragerø in Norway and, according to an initial report from the Swedish Accident Investigation Board, was travelling at a speed of approximately 12 knots.
On approximately the same course further along the fairway, two recreational boats were travelling at a slower speed.
At the height of the island of Katten, Misje Verde caught up with one of the pleasure boats, which immediately sank when it was hit. A few minutes later, the cargo ship also passed the other pleasure boat at close range.
The family on board the sunken pleasure boat - a couple and their two younger children - ended up in the water. The father and son were rescued, but the mother and daughter were found dead on July 29 and 30, respectively.
On July 30, the Russian commander was arrested on board the Misje Verde and a few days later he was remanded in custody. On August 4, it emerged that the Swedish pilot who had been on board was also suspected of the crime.
On August 28, prosecutor James von Reis indicted both men on suspicion of causing death, causing bodily harm, and negligence in maritime traffic. Both deny the crime and blame each other during interrogations.
