Crime & Justice
CROSS-SPECTRUMBROAD COVERAGE
Captain and Pilot Charged in Fatal Collision Between Cargo Ship and Leisure Boat
The captain and pilot of the cargo vessel Misje Verde face charges in Göteborg district court for a collision that killed a mother and her daughter on a small motorboat.
A Norwegian-registered cargo ship, Misje Verde, was traveling from Uddevalla to Kragerø when it failed to notice a leisure motorboat that appeared clearly on radar, according to the Haverikommissionen. The impact killed a woman and her young daughter, while the father and son survived. The ship’s Russian commander and a Swedish pilot have been indicted for causing death, causing injury and reckless navigation, and both deny wrongdoing. Their trial begins Thursday in Göteborgs tingsrätt.
