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Crew member testified that he was pressured to mislead investigators after fire
An Italian crew member of the 'Euroferry Olympia' told prosecutors he was pressured to mislead investigators after the fire, according to sworn testimony. Plumber Gianni Nasole said a lawyer for the Grimaldi Group met him in Corfu after the fire and dictated what he should tell Greek authorities if he wanted to keep his job. He was told not to report that the fire started in deck 2, but in number 3. The instructions were delivered “in a threatening way.” Nasole first contacted Rome prosecutors by email in late June 2023 and testified on July 11, describing alleged efforts to conceal key aspects of the case and mislead investigators. Eleven people died when a fire broke out in the vehicle deck of the ship while sailing from Igoumenitsa to Brindisi. In a brief statement to Greek port authorities days after the disaster, Nasole said he did not know where the fire began. A year later he told Italian prosecutors that he was unsure whether his words were correctly translated and questioned the interpreters’ impartiality. Nasole said that trucks were stacked in the decks without required safety distances to maximize profits. Greek investigators later had concluded the fire began in deck 2 near a power socket, despite initial reports citing deck 3.
17 people charged in relation to fire
17 people are being charged in Italy in connection with the fire on the 'Euroferry Olympia', which killed 11 people. The charges included allowing the fire to spread, failing to follow proper procedures and withholding crucial information. In Greece there are also reportedly charges relating to obstruction of justice, bribery and charges relating to the flag change to scrap the vessel.
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