Accident on Mallorca German luxury yacht kills fisherman - and just keeps going
The motor yacht has now been located in the port of Porto Cristo. (symbolic image)
Image: dpa
A motor yacht flying the German flag is involved in a fatal accident at sea, according to police. (symbolic image)
Image: dpa
The motor yacht has now been located in the port of Porto Cristo. (symbolic image)
Image: dpa
A motor yacht flying the German flag is involved in a fatal accident at sea, according to police. (symbolic image)
Image: dpa
A 20-meter yacht flying the German flag runs over a fishing boat off the coast of Majorca, killing a local man. The police investigate.
25.08.2024, 14:27
dpa
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- A luxury yacht flying the German flag has run over a small fishing boat off the east coast of Mallorca.
- One of the three fishermen was killed.
- The motor yacht simply sailed on and entered the port of Porto Cristo.
A luxury yacht flying the German flag has run over a small fishing boat off the east coast of Mallorca at high speed. One of the three fishermen died in the accident, the police confirmed media reports.
The island newspapers "Mallorca Zeitung" and "Mallorca Magazin" reported that the motor yacht, which was more than 20 meters long, simply continued on its way after colliding with the fishing boat, which was only around three meters long, off Cala Bona on Friday evening . The police confirmed that the yacht had been found in the port of Porto Cristo and that the captain had been identified.
A police spokesperson initially refused to comment on the identity of the skipper and referred to the ongoing investigation. The two newspapers reported that there was suspicion of negligent homicide and failure to render assistance.
Reports that a Mallorcan cab driver had been beaten to the point of hospitalization by a group of German police officers had recently caused outrage. According to dpa information, several police officers from Essen were on vacation together in Mallorca and were involved in the incident. They were all allowed to return to Germany.
