Prosecutor Will Not Appeal Verdict in Fatal Tjörn Boat Collision Case
The prosecutor will not appeal the district court’s verdict in the case of the fatal collision between a cargo ship and a pleasure boat, P4 Gothenburg reports.
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Pilots’ Association Says Fatal Tjörn Ship Crash Was Completely Unique
The pilot is being sentenced together with the master after the fatal ship accident off Tjörn this summer. Ronny Löf, chairman of the Pilots' Association, believes the court is making a "new interpretation" of the pilot's responsibility. This is a completely normal pilotage that has gone terribly wrong, he says.
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Tjörn boat collision: How the accident unfolded and why two men were convicted
The 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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Captain and pilot given suspended sentences after fatal Tjörn boat crash
Both the pilot and the captain have been given suspended sentences after the fatal boat accident off Tjörn this summer. The family affected welcomes the fact that the accident has been tried in court. But there is really no joy in such a verdict, says Elisabet Rohtlieb, the plaintiff's attorney.
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Tjörn cargo ship captain released from custody ahead of verdict in fatal boat crash
Neither 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.
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Father recounts Tjörn boat collision: Then I break down a little
The 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.
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Pilot and captain blame each other after fatal Tjörn boat crash
The 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.
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Captain and pilot charged over deadly Tjörn boat crash
Both 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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