Greek ferry captain, 3 seamen face homicide charges in death of pushed passenger
A Greek prosecutor has brought criminal charges against an island ferry captain and three of his crew over the death of a tardy passenger who was pushed by a crew member into the sea as he tried to board the departing vessel ATHENS, Greece -- A Greek prosecutor brought criminal charges Wednesday against an island ferry captain and three of his crew over the death of a tardy passenger whom a crew member pushed into the sea as he tried to board the departing vessel in Greece's main port of Piraeus. One crew member was charged with homicide with possible intent, and the other two with complicity, while the captain was charged with severe breaches of shipping regulations, state-run ERT television reported. Greece’s minister for merchant marine, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, expressed “shock, horror and sorrow” at the incident, and identified the victim as Andonis Kargiotis, 36. The incident late Tuesday, captured on a video and shared on social media, sparked anger across the maritime ...