The captain, heart, of the Queen Jenuvia II that ran aground off the southwestern Korean coast final month attends an arrest warrant listening to at a courtroom in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Tuesday. Yonhap
The captain of the Queen Jenuvia II, a big passenger ship that ran aground off the southwestern coast final month, attended an arrest warrant listening to Tuesday on fees of inflicting damage by gross negligence and violating the seamen’s legislation.
The 26,546-ton ship carrying 246 passengers and 21 crew members ran aground on an uninhabited islet whereas crusing in slim waters off the coast of Sinan, South Jeolla Province, on Nov. 19, injuring about 30 of them.
The primary mate and helmsman had been put below arrest three days later for not correctly steering the ferry whereas on responsibility.
The captain, in his 60s, whose id was withheld, is accused of staying exterior the wheelhouse because the ferry handed via Sinan’s slim waters in violation of the Seafarers Act.
He attended the listening to held on the Mokpo department of the Gwangju District Courtroom, saying he feels sorry to the passengers. The listening to was accomplished in simply 20 minutes and he was despatched to a Coast Guard detention facility to await the courtroom’s choice, which is anticipated to be launched late Tuesday night time or early Wednesday morning.
