Greek Ferry Captain & First Officer Jailed For Pushing Passenger To Death

Captain and first officer of Blue Horizon ferry sentenced in passenger drowning case

In a recent ruling by the Piraeus Mixed Jury Court, the captain and first officer of the Blue Horizon ferry have been sentenced to imprisonment...

Greek Ferry Captain & First Officer Jailed For Pushing Passenger To Death

Image for representation purposes only A court in Piraeus, Greece, has sentenced the captain and first officer of the Blue Horizon ferry to prison over the tragic drowning of a passenger in September 2023. The first officer, who pushed the passenger off the ferry’s ramp, received 12.5 years of manslaughter, while the captain was sentenced to over seven years for allowing the vessel to depart after the fatal incident. The court rejected their req…

Ferry Captain and First Officer Convicted in Passenger's Drowning Death - eBlue Economy

eBlue Economy George Fayiz Ferry Captain and First Officer Convicted in Passenger’s Drowning Death %sitename% A jury in Piraeus, Greece, found the captain and first officer of an interisland ferry guilty in a tragic 2023 case where a late-arriving passenger was pushed to his death as the ferry departed port. The court rejected claims that the act was spontaneous, while prosecutors argued that nothing was done to save the victim and that the fer…