It showed the passenger running onto the Blue Horizon ferry’s loading ramp, which was still down and in place on the quay, as the ship had cast off its moorings and was about to leave.
In a social media post, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Greece’s minister of maritime affairs, expressed “shock, horror and sorrow” Wednesday at the incident.
“All the necessary actions are being taken by the Piraeus Port Authority to clarify the case and assign responsibility,” he wrote in a separate social media post.
Attica Group, which owns the Blue Horizon, issued a brief statement saying it was “devastated by the tragic incident” and would cooperate with the authorities.
The ferry’s captain, first mate and two more crew members were due to appear before a Piraeus prosecutor to be formally charged later Wednesday.
Piraeus is Greece’s biggest port and the main gateway for millions of travelers visiting the country’s Aegean Sea islands and Crete every year.
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It showed the passenger running onto the Blue Horizon ferry’s loading ramp, which was still down and in place on the quay, as the ship had cast off its moorings and was about to leave.
In a social media post, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Greece’s minister of maritime affairs, expressed “shock, horror and sorrow” Wednesday at the incident.
“All the necessary actions are being taken by the Piraeus Port Authority to clarify the case and assign responsibility,” he wrote in a separate social media post.
Attica Group, which owns the Blue Horizon, issued a brief statement saying it was “devastated by the tragic incident” and would cooperate with the authorities.
The ferry’s captain, first mate and two more crew members were due to appear before a Piraeus prosecutor to be formally charged later Wednesday.
Piraeus is Greece’s biggest port and the main gateway for millions of travelers visiting the country’s Aegean Sea islands and Crete every year.
The original article contains 411 words, the summary contains 155 words. Saved 62%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!