Sweden's transport infrastructure is not adequately prepared for extreme weather, the Swedish Accident Investigation Board has concluded after an investigation. The board is criticizing the Swedish Transport Administration.
SwedenThe pleasure boat sank immediately after it was hit by the cargo ship. A mother and daughter died, while the father and son in the family were seriously injured. Here is the background to the high-profile court case following the accident this summer.
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SwedenNeither the captain nor the pilot noticed that the cargo ship Misje Verde had hit anything. The captain believes that the pilot is responsible for the accident, while he himself has general responsibility for what happens on the ship, he says at the trial over the accident outside Tjörn. He is being released from custody pending the verdict.
SwedenThe father on the pleasure boat in the Tjörn accident describes how he was pinned down but then managed to get free. When he comes to the surface, he sees two life jackets, one with his son in it while the other is empty. Then I break down a little, because I realize that my daughter, who couldn't really swim, doesn't have her life jacket on and that it's probably over for her, he says during the trial.
SwedenThe pilot and the captain blame each other after the fatal accident off Tjörn. The captain had been asked to sit at the computer to do administrative work and says he understood that the pilot had taken over responsibility. "Then he has quite seriously misunderstood his role as officer on duty," the pilot says in questioning.
SwedenBoth the captain and the pilot are being charged after the serious boat accident off Tjörn this summer, in which a woman and a child died. They are suspected of causing death, causing bodily harm and negligence in maritime traffic.
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