On the basis of a report from the Danish Maritime Commissioner for Maritime Affairs, which dealt with the collision between a Danish fishing cutter and the 'Rig', which cost a Danish fisherman's life, the Danish Maritime Authority has addressed more inquiries to the Maltese authorities, but did not get an answer. 'It is a disaster that Malta is not responding to such a serious accident at all. It seems that Malta almost does not care about a dead fisherman from Denmark', the chairman of 3F Sømændene, Søren Sørensen, said. The accident occurred on July 10, 2014, when the 'Rig' collided with the Danish f/v 'Inger Marie' in international waters northeast of Læsø. The cutter sank in less than a minute, and only after one hour a Swedish rescue helicopter managed to find the skipper, Teddy Bak Nielsen, but then it was too late, and he was already dead. The helmsman of the 'Rig' subsequently explained to the Swedish authorities that the Danish ship was coming from port side, which meant that it would have to give way for the freighter. Teddy Bak Nielsen was the only man on board the cutter, and therefore there was no one to contradict the statement. However, the statement was contradicted by a subsequent report from the accident investigation commission, which stated that the fishing vesseö came from starboard and that it was thus the 'Rig' that had the obligation to give way. The commission also concluded that there were indications of a missing outlook on the cargo ship and the lack of use of radar. If this was the case, there would be a basis for initiating a criminal case against the 1st mate, which the Danish Maritime Authority wishes to see. However, despite four inquiries to Malta, the first having been sent in March 2015, nothing has happened. Denmark does not have the opportunity to raise a criminal case against the mate as the accident occurred in international waters. This can only be made by the flag state of the freighter, which is Malta.
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24 August 2018 - 14:28
Malta does not react on Danish inquiries regarding collision
On the basis of a report from the Danish Maritime Commissioner for Maritime Affairs, which dealt with the collision between a Danish fishing cutter and the 'Rig', which cost a Danish fisherman's life, the Danish Maritime Authority has addressed more inquiries to the Maltese authorities, but did not get an answer
WORLD SHIPPING
24 August 2018 - 14:28
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